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America Online Inc.

is in the Advertising Industry

  • Private
  • US
Dow Jones Description

AOL is a leading global ad-supported Web company, with a comprehensive display advertising network in the U.S., a suite of popular Web brands and products, and a leading social media network. The company?s strategy focuses on growing the size, engagement and monetization of its worldwide audience by providing highly relevant content and advertising to consumers across the Web. AOL?s business is centered on Platform-A, Publishing and People Networks. In addition, AOL continues to run one of the largest Access businesses in the U.S. A majority-owned subsidiary of Time Warner Inc., AOL LLC and its subsidiaries have operations in the U.S., Europe, Canada and Asia.

Board of Directors
James Wiatt
Number of Employees 300
Contact Information

770 Broadway

New York, New York 10003

www.aol.com

212-652-6400

NAICS Code Display Advertising: 541850

Recent Events

  • Digital lifeline for Gourmet editors

    1/13/10 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Other - View Story

  • Redemption in 2010? Times, BizWeek, AOL

    1/08/10 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • AOL's AOL CEO Armstrong Gives Priority to Google GOOG for Contract Renewal

    1/07/10 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • J.P. Morgan rates AOL as neutral in initiation

    1/06/10 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • J.P. Morgan rates AOL as neutral in initiation

    1/06/10 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • The oil refiner is in talks to unload its shuttered Aruban refinery

    1/06/10 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Marriage from Hell

    1/06/10 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Distribution Agreements

    1/02/10 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • The top event of the noughties...the dotcom dotbomb and the prick that burst the bubble

    12/31/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • CEA Names Engadget as Official Blog Partner of 2010 CES

    12/30/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

  • Tech Ticker: Yelp/Google, Agilent, AOL

    12/24/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Analyst Downgrades for December 23rd

    12/23/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • AOL Initiated Equal Weight, $30 Target, At BarCap

    12/22/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Barclays Initiates Coverage on AOL, Inc. AOL with an Equalweight

    12/22/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Six People Who Helped Shape a Decade

    12/18/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Two Ways to Play: Google May Expand With Yelp

    12/18/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Decade in Review: The last 10 years reshaped how we think, feel and even speak...

    12/18/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Credit Suisse Initiates Coverage on AOL Inc. AOL with an Underperform

    12/14/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • The aerospace company's long-delayed jet is finally ready for a test flight

    12/12/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • AOL's Decline May Curtail Any Bidding War In Search

    12/11/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Bill Wilson President, MediaGlow
Gregory G. Coleman President, Platform-A
Jeff Levick President, Global Advertising Sales Strategy
Ted Cahall President, Products & Technologies
Arthur Minson Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Kimberly Strong Vice President, Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer
Nisha Kumar Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Dave Harmon Executive Vice President, Human Resources
Ira Parker Executive Vice President, Business Development, and General Counsel
Joanna Shields Executive Vice President, & President, People Networks
Jon Werther Executive Vice President, Integrated Operations
Kimberley Partoll Executive Vice President, Access, Business Intelligence & New Ventures
Maneesh Dhir Executive Vice President, International
Tricia Primrose Wallace Executive Vice President, Corporate Communications
Tiane Mitchell Gordon Senior Vice President, Diversity & Inclusion
Erin Clift Senior Vice President, Global Sales Development
Shashi Seth Senior Vice President, Global Advertising Products

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
James Wiatt Board of Directors
Michael Powell Board of Directors
Tim Armstrong Chairman
William Hambrecht Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Los Angeles Police Foundation Board of Directors Current
AOL LLC Board of Directors Current
Museum of Television & Radio Trustee Current
William Morris Agency Incorporated Chief Executive Officer Former
International Creative Management, Inc. Co-CEO Former
International Creative Management, Inc. President Former
International Creative Management, Inc. Co-Chairman Former
William Morris Agency Incorporated Chairman Former

Organization Position Status
College of William & Mary Vice Rector, Board of Visitors Current
Providence Equity Partners Inc. Senior Advisor Current
Knight Commission Commissioner Current
Powell Group Inc. Chairman Current
AOL LLC Board of Directors Current
Archipelago Learning, LLC Board of Directors Current
RAND Corporation Board of Directors Current
Objectvideo Board of Directors Current
Cisco Systems, Inc. Board of Directors Current
The American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial Board of Directors Current
Aspen Institute Board Member Current
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Chief Judge Former
Myers Inc. Associate In the Law Former
F.C.C. Co., Ltd. Senior Advisor Former
U.S. Army Officer Former
Federal Communications Commission Commissioner Former
United States Army Armored Cavalry Officer Former
O'Melveny & Myers LLP Associate Former
F.C.C. Co., Ltd. Chairman Former
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Former
Telecommunications Development Fund Board Member Former
Georgetown University Law Center J.D. Former
College of William & Mary graduate Former

As Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of AOL, Tim Armstrong is responsible for setting strategy and overseeing the businesses and day-to-day operations of this global Web company. AOL operates some of the Internet's most popular products and destinations, runs one of the country's largest Internet access businesses and provides a full set of advertising solutions. Armstrong joined AOL in March 2009 from Google, where he served as President of The Americas Operations, overseeing Google’s North American and Latin American advertising sales, marketing and operations teams. In this capacity, Armstrong worked with some of the world's most widely recognized brands and advertising agencies. His tenure at Google covered the scaled launch of Google's advertising efforts as well as defining many of the operating structures that supported the growth of Google's global expansion. Armstrong was a member of Google's Operating Committee, the executive team that operated the company. Prior to joining Google, Armstrong was Vice President of Sales and Strategic Partnerships for Snowball.com. Before that, he served as Director of Integrated Sales and Marketing at Starwave's and Disney's ABC/ESPN Internet Ventures, working across the companies' Internet, TV, radio and print properties. He started his career by co-founding and running a newspaper based in Boston, Mass. before joining IDG to launch their first consumer Internet magazine, I-Way. Armstrong sits on the boards of the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB), the Advertising Council and the Advertising Research Foundation, and is a trustee at Connecticut College and Lawrence Academy. He is a graduate of Connecticut College, with a double major in economics and sociology.

Organization Position Status
AOL LLC Chief Executive Officer Current
Lawrence Academy Private School Trustee Current
AOL LLC Chairman Current
Advertising Research Foundation Board of Directors Current
KnowledgeStorm, Inc. Board of Directors Current
AOL LLC Vice President, Advertising Sales Former
Starwave Corporation Director of Integrated Sales & Marketing Former

Organization Position Status
AOL LLC President, MediaGlow Current
AOL LLC Executive Vice President, Programming Former
Rutgers University Graduate School of Management MBA Former
State University of New York at Stony Brook BS in Business Management Former
State University of New York at Stony Brook BA in Economics Former

Organization Position Status
AOL LLC President, Platform-A Current
NetSeer, Inc. President and CEO Former
Yahoo! Inc. Executive Vice President, Media & Sales Former
Yahoo! Inc. Executive Vice President, Global Sales Former
NetSeer, Inc. Board of Directors Former

Organization Position Status
AOL LLC President, Global Advertising Sales Strategy Current
Helium, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Search Engine Strategies Board of Directors Current
Google Inc. Vice President, Industry Development & Marketing, The Americas Former
Strategic Alliances LLC Board of Directors Former
DePaul University J.D. Former
New York University Bachelor's Degree Former
DePaul University Degree Former

Organization Position Status
AOL LLC President, Products & Technologies Current
Nvtc Board of Directors Current
CNET Networks, Inc. CIO Former
Classmates Online, Inc. COO & Executive Vice President Former
United Online, Inc. Executive Vice President Former
AOL LLC Executive Vice President, Platforms and Technologies Former
University of Illinois at Chicago MS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Former
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Master's In Business Administration Studies Former
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Bachelor's Former
University of Illinois at Chicago BS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Former

Organization Position Status
AOL LLC Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Current
Time Warner Cable Inc. Executive Vice President, Finance & Deputy Chief Financial Officer Former

Organization Position Status
AOL LLC Vice President, Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer Current

Organization Position Status
AOL LLC Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Current
Harvard Business School MBA Former
Harvard College Graduate Former

Organization Position Status
AOL LLC Executive Vice President, Human Resources Current
Clarkson University MBA Former
Skidmore College BA in Marketing and Psychology Former

Organization Position Status
AOL LLC Executive Vice President, Business Development, and General Counsel Current
Zink Imaging, Inc Executive Current
Zink Imaging, Inc Board of Directors Current
Polaroid Corporation Chief Legal Officer Former
Bird Inc Partner Former
Alston & Bird Partner Former
Resolution Trust Corporation Deputy General Counsel Former
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Former
Emory University School of Law Law degree Former
Brooklyn College BA Former
Emory University School of Law Degree Former

Organization Position Status
AOL LLC Executive Vice President, & President, People Networks Current
Bebo LLC CEO Former
Bebo LLC President Former
The Pennsylvania State University Bachelor's Degree Former

Organization Position Status
AOL LLC Executive Vice President, Integrated Operations Current
The George Washington University Law School JD Former
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania MBA Former
Emory University BA Former

Organization Position Status
AOL LLC Executive Vice President, Access, Business Intelligence & New Ventures Current
AOL LLC Executive Vice President, Customer Management and Paid Services Former
Duke University Bachelor's degree in History Former

Organization Position Status
AOL LLC Executive Vice President, International Current
Stanford University Master's of Business Administration Former
University of California, Los Angeles Master's of Science Former
Indian Institute of Technology Bachelor's of Technology degree Former

Organization Position Status
AOL LLC Executive Vice President, Corporate Communications Current
Georgetown University Graduate Former

Organization Position Status
AOL LLC Senior Vice President, Diversity & Inclusion Current
Women In Community Service, Inc. Board of Directors Current
AOL LLC Director of Diversity and Inclusion Former
Wesleyan University Graduate Former

Organization Position Status
AOL LLC Senior Vice President, Global Sales Development Current
Peoria Ad Club Board of Directors Current
Google Inc. Head, Advertising-Agency Relations Former

Organization Position Status
AOL LLC Senior Vice President, Global Advertising Products Current
Mythings Inc Board of Directors Current
Cooliris Chief Revenue Officer Former
Platform Company Group Product Manager Former
Google Inc. Product Leader, Web Search Former
Google Inc. Head, Monetization Efforts, YouTube Former

Organization Position Status
Hambrecht Geneva Ventures Managing Director Current
University of California Board of Regents Current
Motorola, Inc. Principal Current
WR Hambrecht & Co. LLC Founder, Chairman and CEO Current
Quist Co-Founder Current
AOL LLC Board of Directors Current
American University of Beirut Board of Directors Current
Hambrecht Geneva Ventures Board of Directors Current
Majestic Research Board of Directors Current
WR Hambrecht & Co. LLC President Former
WR Hambrecht & Co. LLC Owner Former
Quist Chairman Former
Princeton University Graduate Former