Match Group announced a series of senior management appointments to more effectively manage the business and drive global growth. Greg Blatt, Chairman of Match Group, will become Chairman and CEO of the company, effective December 31, 2015. Mandy Ginsberg, currently CEO of The Princeton Review (and formerly CEO of Match.com U.S.), will become CEO of Match Group North America.

Ms. Ginsberg will be responsible for the Match U.S. brand, Match Affinity Brands, OkCupid, PlentyOfFish, and overall North American expansion. Alexandre Lubot, currently CEO of Meetic, will become CEO of Match Group Europe, responsible for Meetic, Twoo and other European brands, focused on the further expansion of Match Group businesses within the region. Navin Ramachandran, COO of Match Group, will become CEO of Match Group Asia/Latin America, responsible for Pairs, Couples, ParPerfeito, Match Asia, and further expansion within these regions.

Mr. Ramachandran will also retain his duties as COO of Match Group. Kate Walker, currently CFO of The Princeton Review, will become CEO of The Princeton Review. Sharmistha (Shar) Dubey, currently Chief Product Officer of The Princeton Review (and formerly Chief Product Officer of Match.com U.S.), will become President of Match Group North America.

Hesam Hosseini, currently General Manager, Emerging Brands, will become General Manager of PlentyOfFish. Sam Yagan, currently CEO of Match Group, will join the Match Group Board. He will serve as Vice Chairman, a non-executive position that will encompass his service on the Match Group Board, his continuing service on the Tinder Board, and an ongoing advisory relationship with the company.

Mandy previously served as CEO of Match during an unprecedented period of growth in the company's history from 2006 to 2012. Mandy's customer experience acumen developed during her tenure as Vice President of Consumer Technology for Edelman Public Relations Worldwide, then subsequently in her role as Vice President of Worldwide Marketing at i2 Technologies. She is a member of the Board of Directors at J.C. Penney Company, Inc. Alexandre spent 12 years at Procter & Gamble.

Prior to Match, Navin held various management and consulting roles at Amyris, i2 Technologies and McKinsey & Company. Kate joined The Princeton Review after spending eight years at Kaplan, Inc. Prior to Match, Hesam held various management roles at technology startups and was a consultant with McKinsey & Company.