Post Huffington: 9 Potential Replacements for Arianna (Photos)

Arianna Huffington, who founded The Huffington Post 11 years ago and built it into a leading digital media site, plans to give up her role as president and editor-in-chief within the next few weeks. 

AOL acquired HuffPost in 2011 and was then acquired by Verizon last year, so her replacement could come from a number of places.

Click on for the top five.

Luke Beatty

He’s the current president of media brands for HuffPo’s parent company, AOL, and oversees a variety of brands, including TechCrunch and Mapquest.

Bob Toohey

Previously the chief operating officer of Verizon Enterprise Solutions, as president of digital media services, Toohey oversees all aspects of the company’s over-the-top and TV Everywhere operation.