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Grindr Appoints Veteran Public Company CFO and Audit Committee Chair Chad Cohen to Board of Directors
Cohen to serve as Chair of the Audit Committee WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Grindr Inc. (NYSE: GRND), the Global Gayborhood in Your Pocket™,
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nCohen to serve as Chair of the Audit Committee\n\n\n WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nGrindr Inc. (NYSE: GRND), the Global Gayborhood in Your Pocket™, today announced the appointment of Chad Cohen, former Chief Financial Officer of Zillow Group Inc. (Nasdaq: Z) and Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp. (Nasdaq: ADPT) and Founding Partner of Scala Advisors, LLC, to Grindr’s Board of Directors as of June 3, 2025. Cohen was also appointed to serve as the Chair of Grindr’s Audit Committee.\n\n\nA seasoned public company finance executive and board member, Cohen has helped grow several multi-billion dollar technology companies, including multiple leading consumer Internet brands. Prior to his current role, Cohen served as the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer for Capella Space, a satellite-based earth observation company; as well as the Chief Financial Officer at Adaptive Biotechnologies, an immune-driven medicine company; and Zillow Group, a leading real-estate marketplace company. During his tenure, Cohen played a pivotal role in leading both Zillow and Adaptive Biotechnologies through their IPOs and scaling both companies through periods of hypergrowth.\n\n\nAdditionally, Cohen served as a Board Director and Chair of the audit committee for Vacasa, Inc. (Nasdaq: VCSA), a vacation rental management platform, and for Trupanion, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRUP), a pet insurance company. Cohen was also an Operating Partner at Cota Capital, Assistant Controller at Ticketmaster Entertainment, VP and Assistant Controller at Countrywide Bank, and Supervising Senior Auditor at Ernst & Young. He began his career as a Financial Planning Analyst at Novellus Systems. Today, Cohen serves as Founding Partner and CEO at Scala Advisors, LLC, where he leverages his expertise to advise public and private companies on finance, business operations, and investor relations initiatives. With Cohen’s appointment, Director Gary Horowitz stepped down from Grindr’s Board.\n\n\n“We are pleased to welcome Chad to Grindr’s Board of Directors,” said Grindr CEO George Arison. “His broad experience and deep expertise in helping grow successful public companies will be an invaluable asset to Grindr’s Board. I look forward to collaborating with Chad as we continue to expand Grindr’s capabilities as the Global Gayborhood in Your Pocket. I also want to thank...