Bumble's new CEO Lidiane Jones has underdog buzz

Sun, 11/12/2023 - 01:07

Lidiane Jones, former Slack CEO, speaks in front of a blue background while wearing an orange dress. — Lidiane Jones, former Slack CEO, has taken over as CEO of Bumble — her first time leading a public company.
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Lidiane Jones, Bumble's new CEO, has her work cut out for her to improve the company's outlook.
The former Slack CEO has never led a public company before, and Bumble's stock isn't doing well.
Jones told Financial Times she sees herself as an "underdog" — and that will work to her advantage.

Bumble's new CEO knows she has her work cut out for her to rescue the company's plunging stock and take over as the dating app's co-founder, Whitney Wolfe Herd, steps down from the executive suite.