Gola-Ebue names Global Head of Advertising & Partnerships at HER
August 16, 2022
HER, the LGBTQ+ dating & community app, is strengthening its growth strategy with the appointment of advertising expert, Angie Gola-Ebue to Global Head of Advertising and Partnerships. Gola-Ebue has over 20 years’ experience assisting organisations achieve rapid growth including Tinder, VICE Media and i-D.
HER currently provides a platform for over 10 million queer women, lesbians, bisexuals, non-binary, transgender and gender nonconforming people to make new connections and develop long lasting relationships and friendships.
Gola-Ebue will head up HERs Global advertising and partnerships team, reporting directly to Robyn Exton, the CEO. As part of her role, Gola-Ebue will be working with brands that want to champion diversity and inclusion through supporting LGBTQ+ communities. This new role will be integral to HERs global growth outside of the core subscription business. HER currently offers brands opportunities with in-app advertising, events, content creation and social media marketing.
Gola-Ebue commented: “I’m excited to be joining HER and can see the sophisticated targeting potential and user engagement being key to ramping up the advertising and partnerships business. I can’t wait to get started. Not only am I passionate about seeing brands that support and drive diversity and inclusion, I can’t wait to make a difference”.
Robyn Exton, Founder and CEO at HER, added: “With Angie joining the HER team we’re adding industry expertise that will significantly grow our ability to connect brands with an LGBTQ+ audience. With the rapid growth of the queer market, globally, we know brands are looking to connect with this sexually fluid Gen Z audience and Angie will be key in making impactful, long lasting relationships that build trust and loyalty with our user base.”