New York: Austin, Texas-based online dating App provider Bumble has appointed Indian American executive Neil Shah to the newly created role of Chief Business Officer, a key leadership position with responsibility for the execution of Bumble’s strategic transformation, including driving the Company’s revenue model, pricing strategy, and partnerships. Its Indian American Chief Financial Officer Anu Subramanian has quit to pursue other opportunities.
Shah has served as an advisor to Bumble Inc. and previously served as Chief Operating Officer and Head of Business Operations at Slack, where he rose through strategy, data and business operations over the last eight years. Earlier in his career, Shah held strategy roles at Twitter, and began his career as a consultant at McKinsey & Co. His appointment is effective immediately.
“Since the start of this year, we have taken bold steps to transform Bumble and strengthen our business to capture the large opportunity ahead, while changing online dating for the better. Our new Chief Business Officer role leverages Neil’s deep experience scaling technology companies and driving business improvements to advance our mission,” said Lidiane Jones, Chief Executive Officer of Bumble Inc. “With Neil’s partnership and our clear vision for Bumble’s future, we believe we are well positioned to deliver on the tremendous potential we see in the business.”
Meanwhile Subramanian will continue to serve as CFO through March 14, 2025 including through Bumble’s year-end earnings and the filing of its Form 10-K, and will assist with the transition of her responsibilities.
The Company has commenced a search process to identify her successor. Subramanian joined Bumble as CFO in 2020 and was instrumental in the Company’s 2021 initial public offering and presided over a period of rapid growth and global expansion.
