Tim Armstrong (executive)
| Tim Armstrong | |
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 Tim Armstrong |
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| Born | United States |
| Occupation | CEO |
Tim Armstrong is CEO and Chairman of AOL, Inc. Previously, he was President of Google's Americas operation.[1] He replaced the outgoing Randy Falco as current CEO as of March 12, 2009. He was also the one of the cofounders of the local news website Patch Media[2][3].
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 member of New York City Mayor Bloomberg’s MediaNYC 2020 committee.[4] He was also a founder of the United Football League and is the owner of the Boston Blazers of the National Lacrosse League.[5]
He is a graduate of Connecticut College with a double major in Economics and Sociology.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Dow Jones Staff (2009-03-12). "Time Warner: Google executive Tim Armstrong named AOL chairman, CEO". Atlanta, Ga.: CNN Money. http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200903121840DOWJONESDJONLINE001074_FORTUNE5.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-13.[dead link]
- ^ Cain Miller, Claire; Stone, Brad (April 12, 2009). "'Hyperlocal' Web Sites Deliver News Without Newspapers". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/13/technology/start-ups/13hyperlocal.html.
- ^ Schonfeld, Erick (June 11, 2009). "AOL Buys Local Startups Going And Patch (And CEO Tim Armstrong Brings an Investment In-House)". TechCrunch. http://techcrunch.com/2009/06/11/aol-buys-local-startups-going-and-patch-and-ceo-tim-armstrong-brings-an-investment-in-house/.
- ^ a b Tim Armstrong Named Chairman and CEO of AOL[dead link]
- ^ "Executives". United Football League. 2010. http://www.ufl-football.com/about-us/executives. Retrieved 2010-04-15.
[edit] External links
- Profile at AOL
- Profile at United Football League
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Tim Armstrong collected news and commentary at The New York Times
- Golden Google, Reveries, April 2003, interview with Tim Armstrong
- You've Got News, Tim Auletta, The New Yorker, January 24, 2011, profile of Tim Armstrong
| Preceded by Randy Falco |
CEO of AOL 2009–present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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