Mr Bale has previously worked for Reuters and FT.com and will be the first editorial director for Times Online.
"Peter will be working closely with all divisions of TNL to ensure that we continue to develop the site and further extend the brand," said Times editor Robert Thomson.
Times Online was launched in 2001 and reports around 2.1 million unique users each month.
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