Yahoo! Inc. has hired Henrique de Castro as chief operating officer (COO). The COO position will be reporting directly to Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer, and will be responsible for strategic and operational management of Yahoo!’s sales, operations, media and business development worldwide. Henrique , has been working with Google Inc. as vice president of Google’s…
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Ross Levinsohn quits Yahoo !
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Ross Levinsohn, who held the position of Interim CEO for Yahoo Inc. after the exit of Scot Thompson, has reportedly quit. This move was anticipated by some, and comes two weeks post the appointment of Marissa Mayer as CEO by Yahoo Inc. After the exit of Scot Thompson, while the company board was on look…
Google’s Marissa Mayer appointed as CEO of Yahoo Inc.
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Yahoo Inc. has appointed Marissa Mayer as the company’s CEO. She would be the company’s third CEO in a year. Yahoo, had recently lost its 4 month old CEO Scot Thompson over issues regarding authenticity of his academic credentials. Prior to Scot , Carol Bartz had been the CEO of the company. She was fired…
Yahoo! Appoints Michael Barrett as Executive Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer
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Yahoo! Inc. has appointed Michael Barrett as Executive Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer. Barrett will be responsible for Yahoo’s advertising revenue and operations globally for the company, with Americas, EMEA and APAC regional leads reporting to him. "Michael Barrett is regarded as one of the most successful and influential executives in media and technology,…