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Tim Armstrong
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Director Since 2009

Tim Armstrong has served as Chairman and CEO of AOL since 2009. In December of 2009, he took the company public on the New York Stock Exchange. AOL serves over 200 million consumers a month and is one of the world’s biggest consumers brands.

Prior to joining AOL, Tim served as President of Google’s Americas Operations and served on the company’s operating committee. Prior to Google, Tim served as an executive of multiple Internet and media companies, including Snowball, Disney’s ABC/ESPN Internet Ventures, and Paul Allen’s Starwave Corporation. Tim also has started or co-founded multiple companies during his career including Associated Content (sold to Yahoo) and Patch (sold to AOL).

He is a graduate of Connecticut College, home of the Camels.

Richard Dalzell
Former Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Amazon.com, Inc.
Director Since 2009


Mr. Richard Dalzell was Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Amazon.com, Inc., an online retailer, until his retirement in 2007. Previously, Mr. Dalzell served in numerous other positions at Amazon.com, Inc., including Senior Vice President of Worldwide Architecture and Platform Software and Chief Information Officer from 2001 to 2007, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer from 2000 to 2001 and Vice President and Chief Information Officer from 1997 to 2000. Prior to his employment with Amazon.com, Inc., Mr. Dalzell was Vice President of the Information Systems Division at Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. from 1994 to 1997.

Mr. Dalzell brings to the Board extensive experience, expertise and background in internet information technology gained from his service as the Chief Information Officer of Amazon.com, Inc. He also brings corporate leadership experience gained from his service in various senior executive roles at Amazon.com, Inc.

Alberto Ibargüen
President and Chief Executive Officer
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation

Director Since 2011

Mr. Alberto Ibargüen is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, a private, independent foundation dedicated to the promotion of quality journalism, advancing media innovation and the arts. Before joining the Foundation in 2005, Mr. Ibargüen served in various positions at Knight-Ridder, Inc. from 1995 to 2005, as Chairman & Publisher of The Miami Herald (1998) and as Vice President of International Operations, The Miami Herald and Publisher of El Nuevo Herald. Mr. Ibargüen serves on the boards of directors of AMR Corporation and PepsiCo, Inc.

Mr. Ibargüen brings to the Board extensive experience, expertise and background with regard to media, journalism, and financial matters gained from his current position as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and from his service in various positions at Knight-Ridder, Inc., in addition to his service on the Audit Committees of PepsiCo, Inc. and AMR Corporation. He also brings public company board experience gained from his service on the boards of directors of PepsiCo, Inc. and AMR Corporation.

Hugh F. Johnston
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of PepsiCo
Director Since 2012

Mr. Hugh Johnston has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of PepsiCo since 2010. In his current role, he is responsible for providing strategic financial leadership; ensuring PepsiCo's capital structure, financial systems and controls; and forecasting models that will support the company's growth and expansion. As a member of the executive leadership team, Johnston also builds financial infrastructure, oversees risk management, and upholds PepsiCo's finance and accounting policies and procedures. Johnston joined PepsiCo in 1987 and has held a number of increasing leadership roles, including Executive Vice President, Global Operations; President, Pepsi-Cola North America; Senior Vice President, Transformation; and Senior Vice President, Mergers and Acquisitions. Johnston left PepsiCo from August 1999 through March 2002 to pursue a general management role as VP, Retail, at Merck Medco, leading the company's retail pharmacy card business. He holds a master of business administration degree from the University of Chicago and a bachelor's of science degree in finance from Syracuse University.

Mr. Johnston brings more than 25 years of finance and general management experience to AOL's Board, including M&A, marketing, finance and strategy positions at PepsiCo and Merck Medco.

Dawn Lepore
Former CEO and Chairman of the Board of drugstore.com, Inc
Director Since 2012

Ms. Dawn Lepore is the former Interim Chief Executive Officer at Prosper Marketplace, Inc., a peer-to-peer lending marketplace. She served as Interim CEO from 2012 to January 2013. Formerly, she was CEO and Chairman of the Board of drugstore.com, inc., a leading online retailer of health, beauty, and wellness products, which she led from 2004 until its sale to Walgreens in 2011. Prior to joining drugstore.com, Ms. Lepore held leadership positions at The Charles Schwab Company, an investment services firm that provides brokerage, banking and investment-related services to consumers and businesses. In her 21 years with Schwab, she held a variety of roles. She served as Vice Chairman of technology, operations, administration, strategy and active trader, was Chief Information Officer, a member of Schwab’s executive committee and a trustee of SchwabFunds. Ms. Lepore previously served on the board of directors of eBay Inc. from 1999 to January 2013, The New York Times Company from 2008 to 2011 and drugstore.com, inc. from 2004 to 2011.

Ms. Lepore brings to the Board extensive experience, expertise and background in internet commerce and information technology gained from her roles at Schwab and background in building and operating online businesses gained from her service as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of drugstore.com, inc. She also brings public company board experience gained from her service as a board member of eBay Inc., The New York Times Company and drugstore.com, inc.

Patricia Mitchell
President and Chief Executive Officer
The Paley Center for Media

Director Since 2009

Ms. Patricia Mitchell has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of The Paley Center for Media, a global non-profit cultural institution, since 2006. Before that, Ms. Mitchell was President and Chief Executive Officer of the Public Broadcasting Service, a non-profit public broadcasting television service, from 2000 to 2006. For more than two decades, Ms. Mitchell was a journalist and producer, serving as reporter, anchor, talk show host, producer and executive for three broadcast networks and several cable channels. Ms. Mitchell previously served on the board of directors of Sun Microsystems, Inc. from 2005 to 2010 and of Bank of America Corporation from 2001 to 2009.

Ms. Mitchell brings to the Board extensive experience, expertise and background in media, telecommunications and broadcasting gained from her current service as the President and Chief Executive Officer of The Paley Center for Media, as well as her former role as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Public Broadcasting Service. In addition, she brings public company board experience gained from her service on the boards of Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Bank of America Corporation.

Fredric Reynolds
Retired Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
CBS Corporation
Director Since 2009


Mr. Fredric Reynolds was with CBS Corporation, a media company, and its predecessor companies from 1994 until he retired in August 2009. Mr. Reynolds was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of CBS Corporation from 2005 to 2009. He also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Viacom Television Stations Group of Viacom Inc., and President of the CBS Television Stations Division of CBS, Inc. Before that, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Viacom Inc. and its predecessor CBS Corporation, which was formerly Westinghouse Electric Corporation. Mr. Reynolds joined Westinghouse from PepsiCo, Inc. Mr. Reynolds serves on the boards of directors of Kraft Foods Inc. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. Mr. Reynolds previously served on the board of directors of The Readers Digest Association, Inc. from 2010 to 2011.

Mr. Reynolds brings to the Board extensive experience, expertise and background in media, telecommunications, accounting and financial matters gained from his service as the Chief Financial Officer of CBS Corporation, as well as his service on the Audit Committees of Kraft Foods Inc. and The Readers Digest Association, Inc. He also brings corporate leadership experience gained from his service in various senior executive positions at CBS Corporation and Viacom Inc.

James Stengel
President and Chief Executive Officer
The Jim Stengel Company, LLC

Director Since 2009

Mr. James Stengel has been President and Chief Executive Officer of The Jim Stengel Company, LLC, a marketing think tank and consulting firm, since 2008. Mr. Stengel is also currently an adjunct marketing professor at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management. Mr. Stengel worked at The Procter & Gamble Company, a global consumer products company, from 1983 to 2008, holding a variety of positions including Global Marketing Officer from 2001 to 2008. Mr. Stengel serves on the board of directors of Motorola Mobility, Inc. and served on the board of directors of Motorola, Inc. prior to the spin-off of Motorola Mobility, Inc. in January 2011.

Mr. Stengel brings to the Board extensive experience, expertise and background in branding and marketing, having served as the Global Marketing Officer of Procter & Gamble Company. He also brings public company board experience and leadership development experience gained from his service as a board member and as a member of the Compensation and Leadership Committee of Motorola Mobility, Inc. and of Motorola, Inc. prior to the spin-off of Motorola Mobility, Inc. in January 2011.