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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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How Comcast-NBCU deal got done: Flying under the radar, Michael Angelakis saved the day.
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Biz sees decade of tumult
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Notable Analyst Rating Changes: RIMM, DAN, TTWO, HEP, STT Upgrades; NTAP, POT, BCR, CAL Downgraded
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Decade in Review: The last 10 years reshaped how we think, feel and even speak...
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Goldman Sachs Starts AOL AOL at Neutral
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Six People Who Helped Shape a Decade
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AOL Promotes Tekedra M. Jefferson to Lead Global Gov’t Affairs; Announces New Corporate Secretary
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Leading Provider of Advertising Sales Solutions, INVISION, INC., Names Digital Veteran as CEO
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Ailing AOL
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How Apple Could Fill a Void in Its Year of the Tablet
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Reports: AOL's ICQ sought by Google, DST
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Credit Suisse Initiates Coverage on AOL Inc. AOL with an Underperform
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The aerospace company's long-delayed jet is finally ready for a test flight
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Benchmark Co. LLC initiates coverage of AOL Inc. at 'hold'
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AOL's Decline May Curtail Any Bidding War In Search
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AOL AOL Takes Flight... Again
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Merriman Curhan Ford Initiates Coverage on AOL Inc.
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Bewkes Memo: 'More Content-Focused Time Warner'
PaidContent
- 2009-12-10
For a look at the talking points about Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) sans albatross AOL (NYSE: AOL), here’s CEO Jeff Bewkes’ memo to staff. Much of it echoes what Bewkes told investors and analysts earlier this week at the UBS conference and how he has been spinning the spin...
Armstrong: Local Will Be Big For AOL; International Platforms Need To Be Rebuilt
PaidContent
- 2009-11-18
With the date of the spin-off from Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) set for Dec. 9, AOL CEO Tim Armstrong took the stage of the Paley Center this afternoon to reiterate his vision of the company. As he has said before offering a wide range of ad-supported, premium content is...
Suite101 Expands: Another Small Sign of Hope for Writers?
BNET
- 2009-09-16
For content creators -- researchers, reporters, writers, editors, designers, photographers, producers and many others, both online or off -- this has been an especially prolonged and disorienting recession. It has often seemed that just about everyone you know in the business has lost his or her job recently, with seemingly...
Live Webcast: How AOL Analyzes Human Capital Metrics to Drive Strategy
BNET
- 2009-08-28
Every part of every organization has heard the cry for more metrics, more analytics, more fact-based decision-making. For some functions, it can be difficult to get your story heard if you are not talking about sexy metrics that are directly impacting things like revenue. But that doesn't mean your story...
Industry Moves: AOL Brings Back Minson As CFO To Manage Spinoff
PaidContent
- 2009-08-27
Former AOL (NYSE: TWX) corporate finance head Arthur Minson is moving back to the Time Warner unit as executive vice president and CFO. MInson left AOL in 2006 to help Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) with its spinoff from Time Warner as EVP and deputy CFO, giving him the...
News Corp.'s Jon Miller: Not Afraid to Take Chances
BNET
- 2009-04-02
With the appointment of Jon Miller to head its digital operations, News Corp. has found a guy who is not afraid to take a chance or two, and at a time when its flagship digital property, MySpace, is struggling to find new ways to generate revenue â€" and all media...
Tim Armstrong's No-Lose Proposition as Chief of AOL
BNET
- 2009-03-13
AOL’s new soon-to-be CEO Tim Armstrong will be in for quite a sea change from his previous gig at Google. The lingering question: Why would you leave Google for AOL? It’s an interesting question raised by Sam Diaz offline. For all the talk Techmeme about Armstrong’s enthusiasm...
AOL Names Dave Morgan EVP, Global Advertising Strategy
- 2007-11-09
NEW YORK -- AOL announced today that it has named Dave Morgan Executive Vice President, Global Advertising Strategy, focusing on advertising strategy, partnerships, both in the U.S. and abroad, and communicating AOL's value proposition to the market. Morgan joins AOL from TACODA, a company he founded in 2001 and AOL...
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:...
Relegence appoints Larry Joyce, Senior Vice President of Products; Relegence appoints Joyce to further develop product suite and drive international business strategy.
- 2007-03-28
M2 PRESSWIRE-28 March 2007-Relegence Corporation: Relegence appoints Larry Joyce, Senior Vice President of Products; Relegence appoints Joyce to further develop product suite and drive international business strategyC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:28032007 NEW YORK & LONDON - The Relegence Corporation, the de-facto...
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's anniversary gift: A 420% gain
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Google still rules five years after IPO
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on Oct 28, 2009about ACXM
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Interpublic Group of Companies Inc. Q3 2009 Earnings Conference Call
on Oct 28, 2009about IPG
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on Oct 27, 2009about LOCM
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