AOL Names Ted Cahall as Head of AOL Technologies

DULLES, Va.--(EON:Enhanced Online News)--AOL announced today that Ted Cahall will lead AOL Technologies, working to improve the performance of key AOL technologies and the AOL network, including its infrastructure and data center operations, and align AOL’s technology efforts with the company’s business strategy. He succeeds Balan Nair in this position.

“AOL has many great technologists, and I’m honored to be leading this important team at a critical time for the company”

Cahall will also continue to lead the Platforms business unit, overseeing AOL Search, MapQuest, e-commerce, and publishing platform and tools, reporting to AOL President and COO, Ron Grant.

“This is a real opportunity for us. By bringing our platforms and technology groups under one roof, and under the leadership of one of the best executives in the business, we can accelerate improvements in both areas,” Grant said. “In the six months since coming on board at AOL, Ted has launched next-generation publishing and scalable data delivery systems that have allowed us to make important improvements to our key platforms and content channels, among other things. Ted is also passionate about making AOL’s technology more open, flexible and dynamic, which will serve us well as we compete on the Web.”

“AOL has many great technologists, and I’m honored to be leading this important team at a critical time for the company,” said Cahall, EVP, AOL Platforms and Technologies. “AOL is committed to innovating and improving the quality and performance of its key technologies, so it’s an incredible time to head up this effort.”

Prior to joining AOL, Cahall was Executive Vice President and COO of United Online’s Internet properties, including Classmates.com, a leading community-based networking company with web properties in the US, Sweden, Germany and France. He was also Executive Vice President of the United Online Web Services division, overseeing the company's various web-hosting brands including Freeservers.com and photo sharing service PhotoSite.

Prior to that, Cahall was Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice President at CNET Networks, where he managed the company's web site development, technology infrastructure, back office systems and played a critical role in the development and growth of CNET Networks' leading brands, such as CNET, GameSpot, News.com, CNET Shopper, Download.com, Webshots, and ZDNet.

Cahall has also held technology management positions at Bank of America and two technology start-ups. He started his career at AT&T Bell Laboratories, where he received a U.S. patent for systems performance analysis.

About AOL

AOL® is a global Web services company that operates some of the most popular Web destinations, offers a comprehensive suite of free software and services, runs one of the country's largest Internet access businesses, and provides a full set of advertising solutions. A majority-owned subsidiary of Time Warner Inc., AOL LLC is based in Dulles, Virginia. AOL and its subsidiaries also have operations in Europe, Canada and Asia. Learn more at AOL.com.

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