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Tinder CEO Jim Lanzone will be next CEO of Yahoo following Apollo acquisition

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Jim Lanzone will be the new chief of Yahoo, according to a company memo obtained by CNBC. Former Yahoo boss Guru Gowrappan said he will now serve as an advisor to Yahoo. He said he was uncertain of his future job status as private equity firm Apollo closed its transaction of Yahoo.

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Business Live

Match Group names Renate Nyborg as Tinder’s first female CEO

Nyborg, who met her husband on the dating app, will be Tinder's female CEO since its 2012 inception

4 years ago·Johannesburg, South Africa

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The Standard

Renate Nyborg named Tinder’s first female CEO

Match Group Inc, the parent of Tinder has named Renate Nyborg as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the dating app to replace Jim Lanzone.

4 years ago·Nairobi, Kenya

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IBTimes

Faded Internet Pioneer Yahoo Gets New Boss

One-time internet giant Yahoo, which has undergone recent ownership changes and strategic pivots, announced Friday that Tinder CEO Jim Lanzone will be its new chief as the company looks for new opportunities. When Lanzone takes over as chief executive officer on September 27, he will inherit a company that once contended to be the main global internet portal.

4 years ago·United States

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CNN

Yahoo taps Tinder's CEO to be its new leader

Yahoo has hired away Tinder's top executive to become its new chief executive officer.

4 years ago·Atlanta, United States

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Deadline

Jim Lanzone, Former Head Of CBS Interactive, Named Yahoo Chief Executive

Yahoo Friday named Jim Lanzone, a veteran tech and media executive, CEO of Tinder and former head of CBS Interactive, as its new chief executive effective September 27. He succeeds Guru Gowrappan, who becomes senior advisor to the private equity business of Apollo Global Management, which acquired Yahoo and other media assets from Verizon in […]

4 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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Variety

Yahoo Names Jim Lanzone, Ex-Tinder and CBS Interactive Boss, as CEO

Yahoo, less than two weeks after officially separating from Verizon, announced digital media veteran Jim Lanzone as its new CEO. Lanzone, most recently CEO of Tinder and former head of CBS Interactive, will join Yahoo on Sept. 27. He will join the company less than a month after the close of the $5 billion deal […]

4 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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