Goodbye, Heather

Heather Harde, the business brains behind TechCrunch, will be stepping down at the end of the year as general manager of AOL?s technology properties (including TechCrunch, Engadget, Joystiq, and TUAW). AOL GM Jay Kirsch, who oversees Autos, Finance, and Industry on the business side, will be adding Tech to his responsibilities. Editorially, TechCrunch will remain independent under me. (Editorial and business groups are separate at AOL). Heather became TechCrunch?s CEO almost five years ago, working out of a spare bedroom in founder Michael Arrington?s house, and built it into the profitable media and conference business we have today with a staff of more than 50 people. AOL Tech is one of the fastest growing businesses inside AOL.

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