Bernard Kim

Dallas’ Match Group Appoints New Chief Financial Officer

by | Oct 11, 2024
Steven Bailey will assume the position effective March 1, when Gary Swidler will transition out of his CFO role and continue as Match Group's president.
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Match Adds Ex-Twitter Exec as its Chief Legal Officer & Secretary
by | Sep 13, 2024
Previously, Sean Edgett was SVP and general counsel of Twitter (now X), where he spent over a decade in various executive legal roles and is currently the chief legal officer & secretary of UPSIDE Foods, a private food technology company.
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The Last Word: How Gaming-Obsessed Match Group CEO Bernard Kim Is ‘Leveling Up’ Dating Apps
by | Jul 23, 2024
When Dallas-based Match Group snagged Bernard Kim as its new CEO in 2022, he was president of mobile game maker Zynga, where he was credited with boosting Zynga’s market cap on the way to its $12.7 billion acquisition by Take-Two Interactive. Since then, he's been trying to "level up" Match's dating apps by getting users to pay extra for services so they'll "win" in the game of love, according to a new profile in the Wall Street Journal.
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Match Group Appoints Laura Jones and Spencer Rascoff to Board of Directors
by | Mar 29, 2024

Veteran executives Laura Jones and Spencer Rascoff have been appointed to the Match Group’s board of directors, effective immediately.

Match Group Chairman Tom McInerney expressed enthusiasm about the new board members, highlighting the unique contributions they’re poised to bring....

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DI People: Match Group, Island, UT Southwestern, BBG, and More Announce Leadership Moves

by | May 6, 2022
In this week’s roundup of hires, promotions, and accolades in North Texas, you’ll also find news from Techstars Physical Health Fort Worth Accelerator, Divurgent, IKS Health, Invitation Homes, Comerica, New Friends New Life, Lennox, Trademark Property, Golden State Foods, and Catapult Health.
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Mobile Game Company President Is Named New CEO of Match Group
by | May 3, 2022
Match Group CEO Shar Dubey is leaving her post May 31, but will stay on with the company as a board director and advisor. The move will allow more time for what she calls "the give back" chapter of her life.

Incoming CEO Bernard Kim currently serves as the president of mobile game maker Zynga, where he is credited with boosting Zynga’s market cap since 2016, leading to Zynga’s pending $12.7 billion acquisition by Take-Two Interactive.
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