After a short three months on the job, Huffington Post ad sales chief Moritz Loew has been dismissed by AOL.
According to Ad Age, Loew alleges the dismissal was the result of a background check and an outstanding warrant from a 2003 DWI charge.
A spokesperson from AOL confirmed the dismissal to Adweek noting only that "Recent information has indicated that Moritz’s hiring did not meet AOL requirement". The spokesperson could not comment as to whether Loew's alleged background check happened before or after his hire.
Last June Loew spoke highly of Arianna and The Huffington Post in an interview with Adweek citing similar philosophies on grand scale ideas. In the same interview Loew suggested he would be working on Ad strategies for HuffPost Live, the streaming service that debuted this week with founding ad partnerships with Cadillac and Verizon.
Loew could not be immediately reached for comment.
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