James Kinsella

Chairman

James Kinsella led the restructuring of the business in 2002. Prior to that, as Chairman of World Online, James helped drive the consolidation of the European Internet industry, merging the company with Tiscali to create Europe’s largest independent Internet service provider. Before joining World Online, James was the President and Chief Executive Officer of MSNBC.com, a joint venture between Microsoft and NBC. Along with building MSNBC.com into an international news brand, he also helped drive the development of the advertising and e-commerce marketplace as the Microsoft executive in charge of sales for MSN.

Kinsella worked as a journalist and media executive before starting his first information services company, which consolidated its market and launched one of the first commercial websites before being sold, in 1996. Considered a pioneer in digital media, he launched Time, Inc.'s first web portal business, helping to establish the company as a leader in online services. He is the author of a book on the media, and has contributed to several others.