AOL has recruited ThomsonReuters’ Jolie Hunt to serve as chief marketing and communications officer.
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Hunt, who was SVP, global head of brand and PR at TR and penned the “Gal with a Suitcase” column syndicated by Reuters, reports to chairman and CEO Tim Armstrong.
AOL in late 2010 named MTV vet Lauren Hurvitz to head corporate communications, but she left after a year.
“Everyone has an AOL story or connection, and I look forward to playing a pivotal role in our transformation,” said Hunt.
The new post oversees the tech giant’s global communications strategy, including internal/external comms., social media, CSR and events, as well as consumer marketing.
In a statement, Armstrong said marketing and communications are “critically important” to AOL.
Earlier, Hunt was global director of corporate and business affairs at IBM and director of PR for The Financial Times.