---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001140361-22-033132"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GRND"
cik: "0001820144"
company_name: "Grindr Inc."
filed_at: "2022-09-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-23T10:15:25.671926+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Grindr appoints George Arison as CEO, Vanna Krantz as CFO ahead of SPAC merger with Tiga Acquisition

## Summary
- George Arison becomes CEO effective Oct 19, 2022; was founder/CEO of Shift Technologies and openly gay public company CEO.
- Vanna Krantz appointed CFO effective Sept 26, 2022; former CFO of Disney Streaming Services.
- Outgoing CEO Jeff Bonforte and CFO Gary Hsueh transition to advisory roles as part of planned leadership transition.
- Appointments come as Grindr prepares for public listing later in fall 2022 via SPAC merger with Tiga Acquisition Corp (NYSE: TINV).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001140361-22-033132
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GRND
- cik: 0001820144
- company_name: Grindr Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-09-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1820144/000114036122033132/0001140361-22-033132-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1820144/000114036122033132/ny20004128x9_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-22-033132.txt

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