Barry Schuler Named Chairman and CEO Of New AOL Time Warner Digital Services Development Group; Group to Develop Home Networking Solutions and Digital Home Services.Business & Technology Editors 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 & DULLES, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 9, 2002 Bob Pittman, COO-elect of 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. Time Warner, will also Lead America Online See AOL. AOL Time Warner today announced that Barry Schuler Barry Martin Schuler (born September 7, 1953 in Jersey City, New Jersey) is American Internet pioneer, perhaps best known for making the Internet easy to use consumers while working for America Online for seven years, and being the CEO for three years. , Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of America Online, will lead a new division that will develop digital services for AOL Time Warner platforms. Mr. Schuler, who will relinquish his responsibilities as head of America Online, will continue to report to AOL Time Warner COO-elect Bob Pittman. Mr. Pittman, who ran America Online's operations before the AOL Time Warner merger, will take over Mr. Schuler's operating responsibilities at AOL. Mr. Pittman will also continue to fulfill ful·fill also ful·fil tr.v. ful·filled, ful·fill·ing, ful·fills also ful·fils 1. To bring into actuality; effect: fulfilled their promises. 2. his responsibilities as COO-elect of AOL Time Warner. AOL Time Warner CEO-elect Dick Parsons Parsons, city (1990 pop. 11,924), Labette co., SE Kans.; inc. 1871. It is a shipping point for dairy products, grain, and livestock. Manufactures include ammunition, wire and paper products, plastics, and appliances. said: "The Digital Services Development Group will focus on new interactive products that can be a major source of AOL's future growth and offer important benefits to AOL Time Warner's other businesses as well. Bob and I asked Barry Schuler to lead our efforts in this area because he is uniquely qualified to direct our developmental programs for home networking solutions, digital home services such as digital music delivery, and other critical interactive products. "Nobody understands AOL's operations and potential better than Bob Pittman, and no one is better qualified to manage this business. Bob is taking on this role at a time of both opportunity and challenge. The opportunity at AOL is as great as ever because member growth is strong, average time spent online is at a record level, and brand recognition, customer satisfaction and member retention are all outstanding. In fact, our revenue, combined with the total amount of time people spend on our service, makes AOL one of the world's leading media companies in its own right. At the same time, the challenge facing us at AOL is to improve the performance of its advertising business in the current advertising slowdown by building on AOL's unique competitive position and capabilities," Mr. Parsons said. Mr. Pittman said: "AOL has enormous strengths and opportunities. The Company has the leading brand and most loyal customers in the Internet space. It has an established record of market leadership and innovation that is second to none. With the help of COO (Cell Of Origin) See mobile positioning. Mike Kelly This article is about the newspaper columnist. For the baseball player, see Mike Kelly (baseball). Mike Kelly is a columnist for the The Record, a newspaper serving Bergen County, New Jersey. and the other extraordinary people who operate AOL, my immediate focus will be to build on all these strengths and continue to drive subscriber growth, while also taking the necessary steps to get our advertising business back on track. We will work closely with Steve Case Steve Case (born August 21, 1958) is a businessman best known as the co-founder and former chief executive officer and chairman of America Online (AOL). He reached his highest profile when he played an instrumental role in AOL's merger with Time Warner in 2000. , Dick Parsons and the rest of the AOL Time Warner organization to drive AOL to even greater heights. I'm also excited about continuing to work with Barry on important digital priorities, not only for AOL but also for the entire Company." Mr. Schuler said: "Inventing new products and services is my first love and the Company's best use of my talent. I am excited to build this new group, which will create a whole new generation of digital products for consumers and will help drive the growth of AOL Time Warner." About Barry Schuler Mr. Schuler became Chairman and CEO America Online, Inc. in January 2001, following the completion of the AOL Time Warner merger. Before that, Mr. Schuler was President of the Interactive Services Group at America Online, Inc., where he was responsible for the flagship AOL service, Netscape Communications and CompuServe. Prior to its acquisition by AOL in 1995, Mr. Schuler was CEO of Medior Inc., an interactive multimedia company that he co-founded in 1989. About AOL Time Warner AOL Time Warner is the world's first Internet-powered media and communications company Communications Company is a communications unit of the United States Marine Corps. They are part of Combat Logistics Regiment 37 , 3rd Marine Logistics Group (3MLG) and III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF). The unit is based out of the Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. , whose industry-leading businesses include interactive services, cable systems, publishing, music, networks and filmed entertainment. |
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