The Huffington Post has a new day-to-day business boss.
Jimmy Maymann, who has run the news site's international expansion efforts, will become its chief executive officer, effective immediately, the Huffington Post Media Group announced on Thursday. He will report to Arianna Huffington, the site's namesake, who remains the editor in chief and will become the chairwoman of the media group, the parent company of the Web site.
“He brings a vibrant entrepreneurial spirit and an ability to scale a business, so he was the first person I turned to to be our C.E.O.,†Ms. Huffington said in a statement.
Mr. Maymann will have responsibility for increasing traffic and revenue. The company said he would work closely with the publisher of the site, Janet Balis.
Mr. Maymann's appointment is the latest indication that The Huffington Post is setting up its own leadership structure, separate from AOL, which acquired the site last year.
Last spring, Ms. Huffington said she had taken several of its business functions out of AOL and under her control, stoking talk about the possibility that the site could become fully independent again in the future.
Last month, Mr. Maymann told PaidContent that AOL was “not shopping†the site, but that there “has been a lot of interest.â€
He continued: “It's not on the cards. AOL is the owner. But I cannot stand here and say, some day, ‘AOL will not sell it if the price is high enough or there is a better owner.' But, right now, AOL is a good owner for Huffington Post and we'll keep it.â€
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