Gan was the vice president of marketing and publicity at Cannabis Cafe in West Hollywood prior to joining OnlyFans. She also had worked at companies such as Lowell Herb Co., Red Bull, Quest Nutrition et cetera.
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New Delhi: Indian-origin Amrapali Ami Gan took over the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of popular subscription-based creator platform OnlyFans in December 2021. Gan joined the company in September 2020 as the Chief Marketing and Communications Officer and in little more than a year, she was promoted as the CEO after founder Tim Stokely left the company.
Gan’s Early Life & Time Before Joining OnlyFans
Amrapali Gan was born in Mumbai, and she grew up in Virginia as her parents’ only child. Currently based in Miami, Gan was living in Los Angeles earlier. She pursued a bachelor’s degree in public relations and organizational communication from California State University after which did an online certificate course on entrepreneurship from Harvard Business School.
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Gan was the vice president of marketing and publicity at Cannabis Cafe in West Hollywood prior to joining OnlyFans. She also had worked at companies such as Lowell Herb Co., Red Bull, Quest Nutrition et cetera.
The ‘Unlikely CEO’ At OnlyFans
Given the short time she had spent at the firm, Gan’s promotion a the CEO came as surprise to many. Why was Gan picked for the CEO seat? As per Jane Stevenson, global leader for the CEO succession practice at consulting firm Korn Ferry, Gan’s rise reflects the new weight companies are placing on communication skills, reported Fortune.
“The ability to tell the story of the company” has become more valuable amid the blurred boundaries between work and home that was spurred by the Coronavirus pandemic, said Stevenson.
