Brad Garlinghouse to Head AOL’s Internet and Mobile Communications
Posted on September 8, 2009. Tagged: Communications, Corporate
AOL named Brad Garlinghouse as President of Internet and Mobile Communications, spearheading AOL’s global efforts to expand the reach of its e-mail and instant messaging. Garlinghouse will also take on an expanded leadership position for the company, heading up AOL’s Silicon Valley operations from its Mountain View campus and serving as the West Coast lead for AOL Ventures, the company’s venture capital arm headed globally by Jon Brod. Garlinghouse was most recently at Silver Lake Partners as an in-house Senior Advisor.
Arthur Minson Named AOL's CFO
Posted on August 27, 2009. Tagged: Corporate
AOL appointed Arthur Minson as the company's new Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. He joins AOL from Time Warner Cable, where he has served as Executive Vice President and Deputy CFO and helped manage that company's separation from Time Warner. Prior to his role at Time Warner Cable, Minson led AOL's Corporate Finance and Development activities.
AOL Launches Indie & Rock Music Site Spinner in the UK
Posted on August 4, 2009. Tagged: International, Media, Spinner
AOL Music, the leading global music site, has today launched its flagship music site Spinner in the UK, creating an online destination for a new audience of fans. Packed with inside stories and scoops about today’s most relevant artists, upcoming releases, exclusive videos and performances, Spinner brings its unrivalled content for passionate music fans to a market where AOL Music is already the top-rated music entertainment site in the UK (comScore Media Metrix, May, 2009).
AOL UK launches FanHouse Sports Site for Premier League Fans
Posted on July 31, 2009. Tagged: International, Media, FanHouse
AOL UK today announced the launch of its new sports site, FanHouse UK, providing unique commentary and insight by established writers on the latest English Premier League action. These include writer and strategist Alastair Campbell - best known for his role as former British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s spokesman.
AOL Fantasy Football also kicks off today for the 09/10 Season.
Stephane Panier Appointed Global Head of Bebo
AOL named Stephane Panier as head of Bebo’s global operations where he is responsible for scaling the social media network’s operations, advancing its global reach and delivering an exemplary user experience. Panier was previously VP and COO of Bebo, and also spent six years at Google in senior Finance and Operations positions.
Kate Burns Named Head of AOL's European Sales
Posted on July 7, 2009. Tagged: Advertising, International
AOL appointed Kate Burns to head the company's European Sales, responsible for expanding ad sales on AOL properties and scaling the Advertising.com third-party network. Burns previously served as Vice President and Managing Director of Europe for Bebo.
