On February 12, 2025, Paul Edmondson was appointed Interim CEO of The Arena Group.

Paul began working with the company in 2018, when the business he founded and led, HubPages, was acquired by Arena.

He served as COO of The Arena Group from August 2018 until October 2019, when he was named the company’s President. In January 2021, the President role was split into two separate officer roles and Paul became President of the Platform, where he oversaw the company’s core content management system, programmatic advertising, and the technology stack for publishers and owned and operated properties.

In 2024, in addition to Paul’s role as President, Platform, he was named the General Manager of The Arena Group’s sports media business, including Athlon Sports. Under Paul’s direction and leadership, Athlon Sports experienced a renaissance, becoming one of the strongest and most-viewed sport-related websites in the U.S.

Before HubPages, Paul was a Group Product Manager for Microsoft Corporation’s MSN Entertainment, having joined Microsoft through the acquisition of MongoMusic, Inc. Prior to that, he developed applications for Hewlett-Packard Company.

Paul Holds a Bachelor of Business Administration, Management Information Systems from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.