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Marie Goggins, Aengus McClean, Roslynn Williams and Curtis Brown accepting the Best Workplaces in Ireland award for AOL Ireland last night in Dublin

AOL Ireland has been named one of the Best Workplaces in Ireland, coming in fourth in the medium-sized category and is the top tech company on the list at the annual Great Place to Work Awards. This prestigious accolade was presented to the AOL Ireland team in Dublin's Burlington Hotel last night.

AOL CTO Curtis Brown attended the event, along with Aengus McClean, who heads the AOL Ireland team; Marie Goggins, who's responsible for HR across Europe for AOL, and Roslynn Williams, business adviser to the CTO and the Technologies organization.

There are two elements of the Best Workplace ranking: a culture audit and a trust audit in which employee perception of the quality of their workplace relationships is measured with a focus on trust, pride and camaraderie, considered key drivers of all high-performing workplaces.

Dublin AOLers were keen to get involved and share their views, with 92% of the site completing the Trust Audit.

Commenting on the wonderful achievement by 49 organizations, CEO of the Great Place to Work Institute John Ryan said competition for places on the list was at its highest in 10 years as more organizations had chosen to go through the assessment process, clearly appreciating the business benefits of having a high-performing workplace where employees are seen as having a critical impact. "This is a fantastic achievement particularly given the difficult economic backdrop, proving that if you invest time and effort in developing the right culture in your organization, your people will be your best asset and will be key to your business success."

AOL has had an office in Dublin for 16 years and employs more than 160 AOLers. It's located in Heuston South Quarter and focuses on developing global products for AOL Networks, AOL Services and the AOL Brand Group. To see what opportunities are available in Dublin, head to their career site.

.@aolireland named one of the best places to work in Ireland 2013 aol.it/Zmx3OP

- AOL PR (@AOLPR) March 8, 2013

Last night at the Interactive Advertising Bureau's Annual Leadership Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, AOL and three of its employees were recognized for their extraordinary sales and service efforts.

AOL was one of only two companies who received the IAB Award for Overall Sales Excellence. Following a two-wave survey conducted by Advertiser Perceptions, Inc, agencies and advertisers identified AOL and its salespeople worthy of the IAB Sales Excellence Award based on three key attributes of selling: customer service, knowledge and innovation.

Edwin Yu from the ADTECH team, Cory Hudson, and Karin Eanes of the Pictela team were each awarded an individual IAB Service Excellence Award for achieving the highest standard of excellence, as viewed by the ad buying community, IAB Sales Executive Council and Advertiser Perceptions.
These recognitions from IAB really go to show the impressive work going on at AOL. Well done everyone for all your hard work, let's keep it up!

AOL Advertising is excited to welcome Marta Martinez to the team as Head of Sales Strategy and Operations. In this newly developed position, she will play an instrumental role in continuing to execute our sales strategy.

Marta joins AOL Advertising from MediaMath, serving as both Senior Vice President of Business Development & Operations and Chief Marketing Officer. Previously she was SVP, Global Corporate Development at HavasDigital.

Marta is a well-known, seasoned executive with deep programmatic and marketing solutions experience and a true innovator in the world of online advertising. She has a proven ability to translate complex advertising technology solutions into tangible benefits for marketers and agencies. We are lucky to have her on our team!

To learn more about AOL Advertising, visit http://advertising.aol.com.

Today, I'm proud to announce that John Frelinghuysen has joined the AOL team as SVP, Head of Strategy. In this newly created position, John will lead the company's formal strategic planning process and work closely with the executive team and business leaders to drive strategy across the organization, helping to address and analyze existing and new market opportunities.

John is a well-recognized thought leader in the media industry and has extensive experience delivering high quality counsel and support to top companies. With more than twenty years of experience developing robust business models for media partners, John is the ideal candidate for this role.

John joins AOL from Bain & Company, where he served as Partner for the Media, Entertainment and Information Practice. In this role, he supported CEOs and executives from top companies and served as a trusted advisor and change agent focused on unlocking new revenue opportunity, deepening customer relationships, improving organizational performance and driving financial results. Prior to this role, he established his career at Booz Allen Hamilton where he started as a research associate and moved up the ranks to eventually lead the U.S. Media and Entertainment Practice.

John earned his M.B.A. from Columbia University and A.B. in Politics from Princeton University. He has developed significant intellectual property as a thought leader in the media industry, including white papers and studies on building and measuring brands that have been widely published.

We are excited to welcome him to the AOL team and look forward to his leadership!

John Frelinghuysen joins AOL as SVP, Head of Strategy aol.it/Y6lGI1

- AOL PR (@AOLPR) February 11, 2013