---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-23-270887"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BMBL"
cik: "0001830043"
company_name: "Bumble Inc."
filed_at: "2023-11-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-08T21:26:42.000700+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Bumble announces CEO succession: Lidiane Jones to become CEO; Whitney Wolfe Herd to Executive Chair

## Summary
- Lidiane Jones, current Slack CEO, will become Bumble CEO effective Jan 2, 2024; founder Whitney Wolfe Herd becomes Executive Chair.
- Jones' employment agreement includes $650K base salary, $1M signing bonus, $22M in initial equity grants.
- Director Sachin J. Bavishi resigned effective Jan 2, 2024; no disagreement with the company.
- Jones will remain at Slack until end of 2023 and join Bumble board as Class III director.
- Wolfe Herd's new compensation terms will be disclosed in a later 8-K amendment.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-23-270887
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BMBL
- cik: 0001830043
- company_name: Bumble Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-11-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1830043/000119312523270887/0001193125-23-270887-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1830043/000119312523270887/d579036d8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-270887.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Lidiane Jones was appointed as Chief Executive Officer at Bumble Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: Lidiane Jones will become the Company’s Chief Executive Officer
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1830043/000119312523270887/0001193125-23-270887-index.htm
- Executive change
  Whitney Wolfe Herd changed role as Executive Chair of the Board at Bumble Inc..
  - Action: become
  - Role: Executive Chair of the Board
  source text: Whitney Wolfe Herd, the Company’s Founder and Chief Executive Officer, will become the Executive Chair of the Board and no longer serve in the capacity of Chief Executive Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1830043/000119312523270887/0001193125-23-270887-index.htm
- Executive change
  Lidiane Jones was appointed as Class III director at Bumble Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Class III director
  source text: The Board also appointed Ms. Jones to the Company’s Board, effective as of the Effective Date.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1830043/000119312523270887/0001193125-23-270887-index.htm

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