• Owen Van Natta is the current CEO of the social networking website, MySpace. He formerly held the same position at the music website, Playlist. Before working at Playlist, Van Natta held an executive role at both Facebook and Amazon.TechCrunch: News Corp Pulls The Trigger: Owen Van Natta... (April 24, 2009)

• Fast Facts

  1. Confirmed as MySpace CEO on April 24, 2009MarketWatch: MySpace names Facebook vet as new chief executive (April 24, 2009)
  2. Replaced Chris DeWolfe as CEO after DeWolf resigned
  3. Boss at MySpace: Jonathan MillerMarketWatch: MySpace names Facebook vet as new chief executive (April 24, 2009)
  4. Worked as the chief revenue officer at FacebookMarketWatch: MySpace names Facebook vet as new chief executive (April 24, 2009)
  5. MySpace is a News Corp. subsidiary
  6. News Corp bought MySpace in 2005 for $580 millionMarketWatch: MySpace names Facebook vet as new chief executive (April 24, 2009)
  7. Former vice president of worldwide business and corporate development at Amazon
  8. Founder of A9.com, Amazon's search engine
  9. Years at Facebook: 2008-2008AllThingsD: Owen Van Natta to Leave Facebook (February 19, 2008)
  10. Alma mater: University of California, Santa Cruz

• Years at Facebook

  Hired in 2005 as the chief operating officer, Van Natta was reassigned to the position of chief revenue officer and VP of operations at the organization in 2007. While at Facebook, he played a critical role in a deal with software giant Microsoft that resulted in a $240 million investment in the social networking site. Also, according to Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Van Natta played a key role in Facebook's expansion of its user-base. In 2008, Van Natta decided to leave the company to pursue at CEO position at the music site Playlist.AllThingsD: Owen Van Natta to Leave Facebook (February 19, 2008)

• MySpace

  Upon the resignation of Chris DeWolf as CEO, and the reassignment of founder Tom Anderson, Owen Van Natta was named the chief executive officer of MySpace on April 24, 2009. The position would be effective immediately, and Van Natta will report to News Corp's Jonathan Miller.WSJ.com: Van Natta Named MySpace Chief (April 24, 2009)

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