Charles Gabriel

Vice President of Video Sales for AOL

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As Vice President of Video Sales for AOL, Charles Gabriel oversees all sales and strategy efforts for AOL's video offering in the US and Canada. His team focuses on the development of full service video solutions for advertisers.

Charles came to AOL in September 2010 through the acquisition of 5min Media, where he was Vice President of Sales. He was responsible for driving the company’s advertising revenue by managing brand, agency and strategic relationships, and instrumental in developing 5min Media’s position in the ad community.

Before arriving at 5min Media, Charles was the Senior Director of Business Development at Broadband Enterprises (BBE), where he managed strategic network partnerships as well as the distribution of original programming. Prior to his career in digital media, he held business development positions at Indymac Bank and GE Money, A Division of GE Consumer Finance.

Charles is a former college soccer player and an avid fan. He also enjoys poker, bowling and billiards and will participate in any socially competitive game. Charles lives in Los Angeles with his wife and daughter.