AOL Names Karen Dykstra CFO

AOL AOL today announced the appointment of Karen Dykstra as Chief Financial Officer. Dykstra will serve as a key member of the executive team in optimizing shareholder value by providing strategic leadership for the company's financial functions including accounting, treasury, tax, financial planning and analysis and investor relations. She will be responsible for the company's short and long-term financial objectives in support of the business strategy. Dykstra served on the company's board of directors since December 2009, and fills the role vacated by Artie Minson following his promotion this June to Chief Operating Officer. Dykstra will be based in New York and report to Tim Armstrong, Chairman and CEO.