Chief marketing officer exits AOL UK

AOL UK’s chief marketing officer Tobin Ireland is to leave the internet company after cuts to the marketing department.

It is understood the role is being axed although a head of marketing position will remain.

Ireland, a former commercial director of BSkyB’s Sky Interactive division, was appointed as AOL UK’s first chief marketing officer in October 2005. Previously, he was acting vice-president of strategy at the company.

It follows the sale of AOL’s UK internet access business to Carphone Warehouse for £370m last October. The UK business is now run by managing director Andy Jonesco, previously AOL UK’s vice-president of audience. The business is currently consulting on staff redundancies as part of its restructuring, which could see up to 100 of its 500 staff leave.