AOL today announced that Mark Connon has been appointed Global Chief Mobile Officer of AOL Platforms & Advertising.
In this newly-created position, Connon will lead the company’s progressive mobile strategy to push innovation and grow revenue for the company’s global mobile offerings. Connon will report directly to Tim Armstrong, CEO of AOL.
Additionally, AOL is announcing the appointment of Zac Pinkham to VP, International Mobile.
More than two decades of mobile and digital experience
Connon brings more than two decades of mobile and digital experience to his new role as Chief Mobile Officer of AOL Platforms & Advertising. He joined the company through its acquisition of Millennial Media where he served as EVP, Platform Business.
There, Connon was responsible for dramatic revenue growth within the company’s programmatic business, as well as overseeing the integration of Nexage, the first mobile RTB exchange/SSP, which was acquired by Millennial Media in 2014. Previously, Connon served as Chief Revenue Officer and EVP, Corporate Development at Nexage. He has also held CEO, COO, executive-level corporate, and business development roles within a variety of successful, venture-backed startups and public companies.
From Millennial Media to AOL
Zac Pinkham joined AOL through the company’s acquisition of Millennial Media, where he served as Managing Director, EMEA and oversaw regional expansion and revenue. In this new role, Zac will build and lead AOL’s international mobile strategy, supporting the mobile growth of the company’s global agency and client partners. Zac will report directly to Mark Connon and Head of Global Demand Philip Duffield.
Image over the headline.- Mark Connon (Global Chief Mobile Officer of AOL Platforms & Advertising). © AOL.
