LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--eHarmony today announced that it has selected long-time Vice President and member of the original eHarmony team, Grant Langston, as Chief Executive Officer. Founder and CEO, Dr. Neil Clark Warren, will retire as CEO and remain eHarmony chairman.
“Grant Langston is a natural choice to succeed Dr. Warren as CEO as he has been at his side since the inception of the company. His level of experience in the field of online dating is unparalleled and we are pleased to elevate him to this position,” said Jamie McJunkin, Founder and General Partner at Madrone Capital Partners and eHarmony Board Director.
“Dr. Warren founded eHarmony, pioneering the process of compatibility-based matching which has kept eHarmony as the leader in this space throughout its 16 years,” said Langston. “Dr. Warren’s 40 years of counseling and experience as a psychologist and counselor informed a process that even today remains unique to online dating. That process has brought together literally millions of couples in pursuit of meaningful relationships and we will continue to build on the foundation and accelerate the growth of the company as we move to a mobile-first platform.”
“I am pleased that the board has appointed Grant Langston as the new chief executive officer,” said Dr. Warren. “He has been a guiding influence for the company and understands this space better than anyone else in the industry. Additionally, he has an intuitive understanding of the business itself as well as the position of the unique eHarmony brand and I am confident that under his leadership, eHarmony will continue to grow market share and hold its position as an industry leader.”
The company said the changes will be effective immediately.
About eHarmony, Inc.
Los Angeles, California-based eHarmony,
Inc. (www.eharmony.com)
was founded in 2000 and is a pioneer in using relationship science to
create highly compatible relationships based on key dimensions of
personality that are scientifically proven to predict the most
compatible, highly successful, long-term relationships. On average, 438
people marry every day in the U.S. as a result of eHarmony, nearly 5
percent of new marriages.* eHarmony operates online services in the
United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Singapore and Australia.
*2009 survey conducted for eHarmony by Harris Interactive®
