Oct 1 (Reuters) - Dating app Grindr ( GRND ) on

Wednesday named John North as its finance chief, replacing Vanna

Krantz.

North stepped down as CEO of U.S. recreational vehicles

retailer Lazydays Holdings ( GORV ) last year.

Krantz, in July, had said she would step down once a

successor is named. She was Grindr's ( GRND ) CFO for three years, during

which she oversaw its transition to a publicly listed company in

2022.

North, who has over 20 years of experience, is a board

member of protective films and coatings provider Xpel ( XPEL )

and was previously the CFO of Copart ( CPRT ), an online vehicle

auctioneer.