Bumble Inc. Appoints Michael Affronti Chief Product Officer
Bumble Inc. (NASDAQ: BMBL) has appointed Michael Affronti as Chief Product Officer (CPO), effective immediately. In this executive role, Affronti will oversee innovation and user experience across the company's product portfolio while leading the Product, Safety, Research and Customer Care teams.
Affronti joins from Salesforce, where he served as SVP and General Manager of Commerce Cloud, managing their multi-billion-dollar global e-commerce business serving over two billion consumers annually. His previous experience includes leadership roles at Dataminr and Fuze, where he developed product-led growth offerings using AI and machine learning. He also spent ten years at Microsoft working on Office and Outlook products.
He succeeds former CPO Ali Rayl, who departed last year. CEO Lidiane Jones highlighted Affronti's track record in driving innovation and platform scaling, noting that his appointment aligns with Bumble's upcoming product innovations planned for 2025.
Bumble Inc. (NASDAQ: BMBL) ha nominato Michael Affronti come Chief Product Officer (CPO), con effetto immediato. In questo ruolo esecutivo, Affronti supervisionerà l'innovazione e l'esperienza utente nell'intero portafoglio prodotti dell'azienda, guidando i team di Prodotto, Sicurezza, Ricerca e Assistenza Clienti.
Affronti proviene da Salesforce, dove ha ricoperto il ruolo di SVP e General Manager di Commerce Cloud, gestendo il loro business globale di e-commerce da miliardi di dollari e servendo oltre due miliardi di consumatori all'anno. La sua esperienza precedente include ruoli di leadership presso Dataminr e Fuze, dove ha sviluppato offerte di crescita basate sui prodotti utilizzando AI e machine learning. Ha anche trascorso dieci anni in Microsoft lavorando sui prodotti Office e Outlook.
Succede all'ex CPO Ali Rayl, che ha lasciato l'anno scorso. Il CEO Lidiane Jones ha sottolineato il tracciamento di Affronti nel guidare l'innovazione e la scalabilità della piattaforma, notando che la sua nomina è in linea con le imminenti innovazioni di prodotto pianificate da Bumble per il 2025.
Bumble Inc. (NASDAQ: BMBL) ha designado a Michael Affronti como Chief Product Officer (CPO), con efecto inmediato. En este rol ejecutivo, Affronti supervisará la innovación y la experiencia del usuario en todo el portafolio de productos de la compañía, liderando los equipos de Producto, Seguridad, Investigación y Atención al Cliente.
Affronti se une desde Salesforce, donde se desempeñó como SVP y Gerente General de Commerce Cloud, administrando su negocio global de comercio electrónico de miles de millones de dólares que atiende a más de dos mil millones de consumidores anualmente. Su experiencia previa incluye roles de liderazgo en Dataminr y Fuze, donde desarrolló ofertas de crecimiento basadas en productos utilizando inteligencia artificial y aprendizaje automático. También pasó diez años en Microsoft trabajando en los productos de Office y Outlook.
Sustituye al ex CPO Ali Rayl, quien dejó la compañía el año pasado. La CEO Lidiane Jones destacó el historial de Affronti en impulsar la innovación y la escalabilidad de la plataforma, señalando que su nombramiento está alineado con las próximas innovaciones de producto planificadas por Bumble para 2025.
범블 주식회사 (NASDAQ: BMBL)가 마이클 아프론티를 최고 제품 책임자(CPO)로 즉시 임명했습니다. 이 임원 역할에서 아프론티는 회사의 제품 포트폴리오 전반에 걸쳐 혁신 및 사용자 경험을 감독하며, 제품, 안전, 연구 및 고객 관리 팀을 이끌게 됩니다.
아프론티는 세일즈포스에서 Commerce Cloud의 수석 부사장 및 총괄 매니저로 활동했으며, 연간 20억 명 이상의 소비자를 대상으로 하는 수십억 달러 규모의 글로벌 전자상거래 비즈니스를 관리했습니다. 그의 이전 경력에는 AI와 기계학습을 활용한 제품 주도 성장 제공을 개발한 Dataminr와 Fuze에서의 리더십 역할이 포함됩니다. 그는 또한 Microsoft에서 Office 및 Outlook 제품을 작업하며 10년을 보냈습니다.
그는 작년에 떠난 전 CPO인 알리 레일의 후임입니다. CEO 리디안 존스는 아프론티가 혁신 및 플랫폼 확장에 대한 훌륭한 실적을 보였다고 강조하며, 그의 임명이 범블의 2025년 제품 혁신 계획과 일치한다고 언급했습니다.
Bumble Inc. (NASDAQ: BMBL) a nommé Michael Affronti au poste de Chief Product Officer (CPO), avec effet immédiat. Dans ce rôle exécutif, Affronti supervisera l'innovation et l'expérience utilisateur à travers le portefeuille de produits de l'entreprise tout en dirigeant les équipes Produit, Sécurité, Recherche et Service Client.
Affronti rejoint depuis Salesforce, où il était SVP et Directeur Général de Commerce Cloud, gérant leur activité mondiale de commerce électronique de plusieurs milliards de dollars desservant plus de deux milliards de consommateurs chaque année. Son expérience antérieure comprend des rôles de leadership chez Dataminr et Fuze, où il a développé des offres de croissance axées sur les produits utilisant l'IA et l'apprentissage machine. Il a également passé dix ans chez Microsoft à travailler sur les produits Office et Outlook.
Il succède à l'ancienne CPO Ali Rayl, qui est partie l’année dernière. La CEO Lidiane Jones a souligné le parcours d'Affronti dans la stimulation de l'innovation et de l'échelle de la plateforme, notant que sa nomination s'aligne sur les prochaines innovations de produits de Bumble prévues pour 2025.
Bumble Inc. (NASDAQ: BMBL) hat Michael Affronti zum Chief Product Officer (CPO) ernannt, mit sofortiger Wirkung. In dieser Exekutive Rolle wird Affronti die Innovation und Benutzererfahrung im gesamten Produktportfolio des Unternehmens überwachen und die Teams für Produkt, Sicherheit, Forschung und Kundenpflege leiten.
Affronti kommt von Salesforce, wo er als SVP und General Manager von Commerce Cloud tätig war und das globale E-Commerce-Geschäft im Wert von mehreren Milliarden Dollar leitete, das jährlich mehr als zwei Milliarden Verbraucher bedient. Zu seinen bisherigen Erfahrungen zählen Führungspositionen bei Dataminr und Fuze, wo er wachstumsorientierte Produktangebote mit KI und maschinellem Lernen entwickelte. Außerdem verbrachte er zehn Jahre bei Microsoft, wo er an Office- und Outlook-Produkten arbeitete.
Er folgt auf den ehemaligen CPO Ali Rayl, der das Unternehmen im letzten Jahr verlassen hat. CEO Lidiane Jones hob Affrontis Erfolgsbilanz bei der Förderung von Innovation und Plattformskalierung hervor und bemerkte, dass seine Ernennung mit den bevorstehenden Produktinnovationen von Bumble für 2025 übereinstimmt.
- Appointment of experienced executive with proven track record in large-scale consumer platforms
- New CPO brings significant AI and machine learning expertise
- Strategic timing with planned product innovations for 2025
- None.
Michael comes to Bumble Inc. from Salesforce, where he served as SVP and General Manager of Commerce Cloud. In that role, he led Salesforce’s multi-billion-dollar global e-commerce business to success, driving innovation and operational scale for businesses serving more than two billion consumers around the globe annually. He previously built product-led growth offerings leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning as SVP of Product at Dataminr and Fuze. Earlier in his career, Michael spent a decade at Microsoft, where he contributed to the product development and strategy of marquee consumer and business applications, including Office and Outlook, which serve more than half a billion global users. Michael will assume the product leadership responsibilities of former CPO, Ali Rayl, who left the Company last year.
“With an exceptional track record of driving innovation, delivering product vision and scaling platforms, Michael is uniquely positioned to lead our product team in building on the early steps we have taken to re-imagine the Bumble experience,” said Lidiane Jones, Chief Executive Officer of Bumble Inc. “I am excited about the momentum we are building, and with an increasingly bold set of product innovations on tap in 2025, now’s the right time to bring Michael’s significant skillsets to Bumble to guide our outstanding team.”
About Bumble
Bumble Inc. is the parent company of Bumble, Bumble For Friends, Badoo, Fruitz, and Official. The Bumble platform enables people to build healthy and equitable relationships, through Kind Connections. Founded by Whitney Wolfe Herd in 2014, Bumble was one of the first dating apps built with women at the center and connects people across dating (Date mode), friendship (BFF Mode) and professional networking (Bizz mode). Bumble For Friends app is a friendship app where people in all stages of life can meet people nearby and create meaningful platonic connections. Badoo, which was founded in 2006, was one of the pioneers of web and mobile free-to-use dating products. Fruitz, founded in 2017, encourages honesty and transparency by sharing dating intentions from the first touch point. Official, founded in 2020, is an app that is intended to help couples build healthy and lasting habits in their romantic relationships.
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