AOL announced 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.

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.

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.

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