AOL Dumps Greg Coleman

In a stunning turn of events, AOL has dumped Greg Coleman, who was named president of the company’s Platform-A division in February, for former Google executive Jeff Levick, who has been installed as AOL’s new president, global advertising and strategy.

Coleman’s ouster is the first major move by new AOL Chairman and CEO Tim Armstrong, who arrived at AOL just a few weeks ago after leading Google’s sales operations for years. Armstrong had publicly praised Coleman, who had been in the midst of undertaking a series of major organizational changes within AOL’s sales group—seemingly with Armstrong’s blessing.

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