Audible appoints its latest board member

Audible Inc. has named former AOL LLC executive James P. Bankoff to its board of directors.

Bankoff most recently served as executive vice president of AOL programming and products. Bankoff also served as president of AOL Web Properties, where he was responsible for Netscape, CompuServe, Moviefone, MapQuest, ICQ and AOL Instant Messenger services. He received a master`s of business administration from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Audible.com, No. 125 in the Internet Retailer Top 500 Guide, provides over 140,000 hours of audio programs from more than 470 content partners that include audio book publishers, broadcasters, entertainers, magazine and newspaper publishers and business information providers.