America Online Names David Lebow Executive Vice President, Programming and Strategy for AOL Interactive Services.Business Editors DULLES, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 19, 2002 America Online See AOL. , Inc., the world's leading interactive services company, today announced that it has named media industry veteran David Lebow as Executive Vice President, Programming and Strategy for AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. Interactive Services. Reporting to AOL Interactive Services President Jimmy de Castro, Lebow will coordinate strategic programming and promotions initiatives for the AOL service and the AOL brand. He will also evaluate consumer trends and research about the AOL service to help develop new content and services to meet consumer needs. Lebow will work closely Jim Bankoff, Executive Vice President of AOL Brand Operations, and David Gang, Executive Vice President of Product Marketing, on de Castro's executive team. Prior to joining AOL, Lebow was Senior Vice President of Operations for Emmis Communications Emmis Communications (NASDAQ: EMMS) is a media conglomerate based in Indianapolis, Indiana. The company owns radio and television stations and magazines in the United States, Belgium, Hungary and Slovakia. , a diversified media company with radio broadcasting, television broadcasting, and magazine publishing operations. As such, he was responsible for day-to-day operations in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Los Angeles, Chicago, Indianapolis, Phoenix, St. Louis, and Terre Haute. "AOL has become a vital part of the daily lives of millions of people, and David will have a huge impact on the product we deliver to consumers." said de Castro in making the announcement. "His deep experience in media, strong background in consumer research and a great intuitive feel for the pulse of the consumer make him a perfect fit for the company and the team." "AOL has always been about what consumers want -- making their lives easier and saving time," said Lebow. "Their ability to deliver the experience that is most relevant to the way people live and what they do online has made them the leading company in the interactive medium. We have a great opportunity to make AOL even more indispensible as people continue to expand activities and time spent online. I look forward to working with Jimmy and the AOL team to build an even more valuable service for consumers." Previously, Lebow served as Executive Vice President/Western Region and, before that, as Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. for the Office of Product and Strategy for AMFM AMFM Association of Marriage and Family Ministries AMFM Automated Mapping Facilities Management AMFM Association des Modélistes Ferroviaires de Montréal (French: Montreal Railroad Modelers Association) (now ClearChannel), the nation's largest radio broadcasting company. Lebow joined Evergreen/Chancellor/AMFM after founding Ratings Point Management, which provided the radio industry with cutting edge techniques to use Arbitron as a strategic tool in programming, marketing, and sales. Before founding Rating Point, Lebow worked in various roles with Emmis Communications, the Arbitron Company, GAF GAF Global Assessment of Functioning GAF German Air Force GAF General Aniline & Film GAF Gender AIDS Forum (South Africa) GAF Ghana Armed Forces GAF Get A Freelancer (freelance services website) Broadcasting, and Chase Broadcasting. He graduated from Ithaca College School of Communications with a degree in Broadcast Management. About America Online America Online, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of AOL Time Warner (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AOL). Based in Dulles, Virginia, America Online is the world's leader in interactive services, Web brands, Internet technologies and e-commerce services. |
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