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- Jan 17, 202590% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Whitney Wolfe Herd to Return as Bumble CEO as Lidiane Jones Resigns
- On 17 January 2025 Bumble announced that founder and executive chair Whitney Wolfe Herd would become CEO again, effective mid-March 2025[1]
- She succeeds Lidiane Jones, who resigned for personal reasons and stayed on until the handover[1][3]
- Wolfe Herd had stepped down as CEO in 2023, and Jones had previously run Salesforce's Slack[2][3]
- Lead director Ann Mather became chair of the board in connection with the change[1]
- Bumble also said it expected fourth-quarter 2024 revenue above the midpoint of its outlook, after third-quarter revenue fell to $274 million[1][2]
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- [1]90%sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1830043/000119312525008082/d926132dex991.htmsec.gov· Posted Sep 25, 2026· Starts Jan 17, 2025 ✓· 84% of score
The release is dated "January 17, 2025 AUSTIN, Texas" and says Bumble "today announced" that Wolfe Herd "will become Chief Executive Officer, effective mid-March 2025".
- [2]85%Bumble founder Whitney Wolfe Herd to reclaim CEO position in March (TechCrunch)techcrunch.com· Published Jan 17, 2025· 8% of score
Wolfe Herd stepped down as CEO in 2023; Jones, the former CEO of Slack, stays until the mid-March transition; third-quarter 2024 revenue fell to $274 million.[1]
- [3]85%Bumble founder Whitney Wolfe Herd to return as CEO (CNBC)cnbc.com· Published Jan 17, 2025· 8% of score
Confirms the announcement on Friday, Jones's resignation for "personal reasons" and the mid-March handover.[1]
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