Tim Armstrong (executive)
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Timothy M. Armstrong (born December 21, 1970) is an American business executive. He was formerly the CEO of Oath Inc., then a subsidiary of Verizon Communications that served as the umbrella company of its digital content subdivisions, including AOL and Yahoo!. Previously, he was the CEO[2] of AOL Inc. from 2009 until its purchase by Verizon in 2015.
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Born | Timothy M. Armstrong (1970-12-21) December 21, 1970 (age 53) |
Alma mater | Connecticut College (BA) |
Occupation(s) | Founder and CEO, Flowcode |
Employer(s) | Google AOL Oath Inc. |
Predecessor | Randy Falco (CEO of AOL) |
Armstrong began his career in journalism, becoming known for his online advertising sales in the 1990s. He was appointed marketing director for Seattle-based online entertainment-and-news portal Starwave, which was acquired by Disney in 1998. He was vice-president of sales at the New York-based news-and-gaming company Snowball in 2000. He became Vice President for Advertising Sales at Google,[3] and later became President of Google Americas operations. He replaced the outgoing Randy Falco as CEO of AOL in 2009.