Match Group announced a revamped executive leadership team under CEO Bernard Kim, with four key businesses — Tinder, Hinge, Asia and Evergreen & Emerging. The executive changes include: Gary Swidler, previously COO and CFO of Match Group, will become President and CFO of Match Group; Will Wu will join as CTO in a newly-created role. Wu most recently served as VP of Product at Snap. Malgosia Green, previously CEO of Plenty of Fish, will become CEO of Match Group Asia, based in Singapore. Hesam Hosseini, who has been the CEO of Match and Affinity brands, will take on a newly-created role as CEO of Evergreen & Emerging Brands. Justin McLeod, Founder and CEO of Hinge, will now report directly to Match Group CEO Bernard Kim. The Tinder executive team continues to report directly to Bernard Kim, who also remains the interim CEO of Tinder. Gary Swidler, Will Wu, Malgosia Green, and Hesam Hosseini will all report directly to Bernard Kim. Wu will work directly with Match Group executives across the portfolio to invest in, incubate, launch, and scale new features, emerging technologies, and innovative products. Wu joined Snap in 2014 as a founding member of the Product & Design teamWu will be based in Los Angeles and join Match Group at the end of Q1. All other appointments are effective immediately.
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