Jonathan Miller Joins Mochila Advisory Board
Former AOL Chairman and CEO, Velocity founding partner to bring wealth of
experience and expertise to Mochila
New York, N.Y., February 2, 2009 -- Mochila, a premium online content syndication technology
platform and network, announced today that digital media veteran Jonathan Miller has joined
Mochila's Advisory Board. Miller is a founding partner of Velocity Interactive Group, a global
digital media and communications investment firm with more than $1.5 billion in assets.
From 2002 to 2006 Miller served as Chairman and CEO of Time Warner's AOL, where he was
responsible for restructuring the company, which included focusing AOL on online advertising
and completed the acquisition in 2004 of Advertising.com. Through his leadership, AOL
delivered record annual profit growth of 21 percent and increased its online advertising growth
by 46 percent.
"We are extremely excited to have Jon join our Advisory Board," said Benjamin Chen, Chairman
and CEO, Mochila. "His breadth of expertise and knowledge in digital media, along with his
impressive track record in developing revenue-generating advertising models is unparalleled."
"Mochila is at the forefront of developing new online premium advertising solutions, creating a
unique market opportunity," said Miller. "Offering advertisers the ability to more closely embed
their message with rich targeted content is clearly the future of advertising."
Prior to AOL, Miller was President and CEO of USA Information and Services, which included
such businesses as Ticketmaster and Ticketmaster.com, CitySearch, Match.com teleservices,
USA Electronic Commerce Solutions, the USA Travel Channel and Expedia.com. From 1999 to
2000, Miller was President and CEO of USA Electronic Commerce Solutions and President and
CEO of USA Broadcasting. He was also Managing Director of Nickelodeon International, a unit
of Viacom's MTV Networks.
Miller received his B.A. with honors from Harvard College. He serves on the Board of the
American Film Institute and serves as a trustee of both Emerson College and WNYC Public
Radio in New York.
Miller is an Advisor at General Atlantic LLC and an Advisor at LaunchBox Digital. He also sits
on the Advisory Boards of Idearc Media, Premiere Exhibitions, Motricity, Inc., and several
others.
About Mochila
Mochila came out of stealth mode in April 2006 and has forged partnerships with hundreds of
the biggest and most powerful media companies in the world. The Mochila network of sites uses
a proprietary technology platform that meets the unique needs of content owners, publishers, and
advertisers. Partners include The Associated Press, Reuters, AFP, Getty, Splash, WENN,
Gannett, Tribune Company, Belo Corporation, Media General, Scripps, Hachette Filipacchi
Media, Media News Group, Hearst Corporation, Greenspun Media Group, Rodale, AMI,
MSNBC, CNET, and Topix. The world's largest content syndication network powered by an adbased
distribution model, Mochila helps content owners reach new markets, publishers build
businesses, and advertisers reach highly engaged, quality audiences. In addition to its own ad
sales team, Mochila has partnerships with a number of the world's leading ad networks as well as
the sales teams of participating publishers. Mochila has operations in New York, San Francisco
and Carlsbad, Calif. For more information, visit Mochila.com.
Contacts:
Mochila:
Lisa Granatstein
lgranatstein@mochila.com
212-587-5385
