Rivera – VP & GM AOL Latino.

AOL announced that Ralph Rivera will expand his role at AOL to oversee AOL Latino as Vice President and General Manager, while also remaining in charge of AOL Games. In his new role, Rivera will lead the programming and business strategy for AOL Latino overseeing the seven programming areas: Noticias (News), Deportes (Sports), Entretenimiento (Entertainment), Música (Music), Automóviles (Automobiles), Tu Vida (Lifestyle) and Dinero y Éxito (Money & Empowerment). Rivera will continue to report into Bill Wilson, Senior Vice President and General Manager of AOL Programming.

“I’m honored to join the AOL Latino team,” said Rivera. “AOL Latino has been an innovator in the Hispanic online space and I’m proud and privileged to lead the next stage of its evolution on the open web.”

“We are thrilled to have Ralph take on this additional responsibility with the company and are confident that through his tremendous experience and knowledge of the Hispanic market he will continue the growth of the AOL Latino service,” said Bill Wilson, Senior Vice President and General Manager, AOL Programming.

Before joining AOL, Rivera held executive and staff positions at Pearson, Simon & Schuster, Deloitte & Touche, and IBM.