Open Road Names AOL/HuffPo vet Christopher Davis EVP and COO

Davis starts on Oct. 17 and will report to Friedman. Prior to joining The Huffington Post, Davis served in a senior finance role at a number of start-ups in New York City including Exhale, Madstone, a film production, distribution & exhibition company and Good Machine, an independent film production company. Before his start-up experience commenced, Davis worked for Coopers and Lybrand Consulting.

This announcement builds upon Open Road's recent growth which includes its Series B financing over the summer and the addition of a wide range of titles to its growing catalog including books from legendary authors like Alice Walker and Leon Uris.