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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.
Chief Executive Officer
Tim ArmstrongNumber of Employees 300
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Display Advertising: 541850
Recent Events
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Former AOL Exec Named Rosetta Stone Director
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AOL Snags Saul Hansell From The New York Times
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Market Report -- Short Stories AOL
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You've got freedom: AOL cuts ties
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Time Warner set to drop AOL
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IAC's Diller rebuffed Ask.com suitors
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Time Warner, AOL Set For Spin-Off This Week
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Lawsuit over Time Warner-AOL merger dismissed (Reuters)
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Hires and fires through Nov. 25
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AOL gets set to go solo
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Blogs: AOL's New Logo Makes Up For Lack Of Innovation
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AOL Unveils New Brand
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AOL to Unveil New Logo Following Next Month's Spinoff
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Cartoon Gets a Princess from AOL
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Will AOL's Implosion Ever End? - Latest remake involves laying off one third of staff...
News & Analysis
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america online inc. and merger - All News and Analysis
Merger may boost AOL's value, but buyer pool shrinks.(Microsoft Corp. offers bid for Yahoo Inc.)
- 2008-02-04
Byline: nat ives Byline: nat ives
Lessons from the Mega-Mergers
BNET
- 2007-09-07
These high-profile corporate mergers are excellent case studies for anyone considering a potential acquisition. Hewlett-Packard and Compaq Date:...
Nightly Business Report
- 2005-12-19
PAUL KANGAS, NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT ANCHOR: It`s an $11 billion merger that`s generating a lot of interest on Wall Street. FPL Group is buying Constellation Energy, the latest big deal in a year of really big deals on the merger and acquisition front. ...
Late News; AOL, Google set to finalize $1 billion deal.(Book of Tens)(merger of Google Inc. and America Online Inc.)(advertsising of BMW of North America L.L.C. by GSD and M)(Time Inc. lays off employees)
- 2005-12-19
[New York] A deal is imminent between Google and AOL at press time. Now that Microsoft has dropped out of negotiations, Google is expected to purchase a 5% stake in AOL in a deal worth $1 billion. Google said it was not disputing reports about this i...
Predictions from CTAM U Class of '02: grad's guesses are compiled: merger forecasts very mixed, Arouh is a star.(Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing)
- 2004-07-19
To her fellow executives, Hallmark Channel's Janice Arouh has pretty impressive abilities as a prognosticator. After all, she predicted two years ago that Comcast Corp. would acquire The Walt Disney Co., something Comcast in fact tried to do this w To her fellow executives,...
AOL scraps CNN/ABC merger talks. (Fast Track).(Brief Article)
- 2003-02-17
AOL TIME WARNER on Thursday pulled out of negotiations to combine CNN with ABC'S news division. JEFF BEWKES, chairman of AOL's entertainment and networks group, made the announcement at the company's retreat for senior managers; the idea of combini AOL TIME WARNER on Thursday...
Merger Bid Between AOL Music Division, EMI May Be Back on Table.
- 2003-02-02
By Graeme Beaton, Financial Mail on Sunday, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News By Graeme Beaton, Financial Mail on Sunday, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
The Importance of Being Earnest
- 2003-01-20
Byline: ALICIA MUNDY Two words provide an object lesson in the vital importance of proper and competent political representation in Washington: Charlie Ergen. The proposed merger of his EchoStar Communications with General Motors' Hughes Electronics unit's DirecTV seemed, at least at the outset, a pretty good idea. Lawmakers, angry...
Exit, stage left: Case of the merger blues. (The Week in Review).
- 2003-01-20
Anyone looking to hire an out-of-work visionary? Last Thursday, four days after America Online founder Steve Case said he would resign as chairman of AOL Time Warner Inc., the embattled firm said that chief executive Richard Parsons would take on t Anyone looking to...
Merger synergies: AOL sticks to plan for branded content; Entertainment division signs Nescafe, Honda.(News)
- 2003-01-20
Byline: TOBI ELKIN Byline: TOBI ELKIN
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Tim Armstrong | Chief Executive Officer |
| Bill Wilson | President, MediaGlow |
| Gregory G. Coleman | President, Platform-A |
| Ted Cahall | President, Products & Technologies |
| 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 |
| Jeff Levick | Head, Global Advertising Sales Strategy |
| 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, 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 | 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 |
| 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 | Head, 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 |
Executive News
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AOL Picks Leo Burnett
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Leo Burnett: You've Got AOL
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Associated Content Is The Place For Ace
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AOL Names CFO
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Arora To Head Up Google Sales
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Examiner.com scoops up NowPublic
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AOL Taps New C.F.O. Ahead of Spin-Off
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AOL Names Minson as CFO
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AOL names Arthur Minson CFO
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AOL Names Time Warner Cable's Minson As CFO
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AOL picks former Time Warner cable exec as CFO
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UPDATE 1-AOL picks former Time Warner cable exec as CFO
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AOL Hires Arthur Minson as CFO, EVP
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AOL picks former Time Warner cable exec as CFO
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AOL Selects TW Cable Executive Minson As Chief Financial Officer
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AOL Names Arthur Minson as Chief Financial Officer
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AOL hires new finance chief
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Univision Partners With Truveo On Search
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Google still rules five years after IPO
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