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    Huffington Post Fires Head of Ad Sales After Three Months

    By Alexander C. Kaufman | The Wrap – Thu, Aug 16, 2012 7:47 PM EDT

     

    Moritz Loew, the Huffington Post's chief of ad-sales, was fired after three months on the job, a company spokesperson told TheWrap.

    Loew reportedly lost his job after a background check revealed an outstanding warrant for failing to appear in a Seattle court for a 2003 DWI charge. On Thursday, he told Ad Age that the legal trouble had been dealt with.

    "Recent information has indicated that Moritz's hiring did not meet AOL requirements," a Huffington Post spokesperson told TheWrap.

    Loew -- who continues to serve as president of Big Tent Media and as a board member of the angel investment firm Antengo -- previously served as the head of digital sales at NBC News Digital and MSNBC, according to this LinkedIn page.

    He was hired amid a restructuring at AOL that led to content brands, such as the Huffington Post, being run as independent entities.

     
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