Match Overhauls Leadership Team To Drive Growth From Tinder, Hinge; Ropes In Snap Executive To Newly Created Role

  • Match Group, Inc MTCH revamped its executive leadership team under CEO Bernard Kim with four key businesses Tinder, Hinge, Asia, and Evergreen & Emerging. 
  • The new organizational structure will likely maximize profitability, enhance growth, streamline operations, and prioritize new business opportunities.
  • Gary Swidler, previously Chief Operating Officer and CFO of Match Group, will become President and CFO.
  • Also Read: Concerns Over Tinder's Prospects Despite Match's Multiple Catalysts Keeps Analyst At Sidelines
  • Match roped in Snap Inc's SNAP Will Wu as Chief Technology Officer in a newly-created role.
  • Wu gets credit for success stories, including "Discover," the "Chat" messaging feature, and Snap's social gaming initiative.
  • Match named Malgosia Green, previously CEO of Plenty of Fish, as the CEO of Match Group Asia, based in Singapore.
  • Green will oversee Pairs, Hyperconnect, and the Asia go-to-market teams in the newly created role.
  • Match appointed Hesam Hosseini, former CEO of Match and Affinity brands, to the newly-created role of Evergreen & Emerging Brands' CEO.
  • Wu will join Match Group at the end of Q1. All other appointments are effective immediately.
  • Last November, KeyBanc analyst Justin Patterson said Match should benefit from sustained growth at Hinge and a recovery in Tinder after meetings with Match's CFO and COO Gary Swidler post Q3 results.
  • Price Action: MTCH shares closed higher by 2.45% at $51.78 on Thursday.
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