Yahoo appoints Google's Henrique de Castro as COO
16 Oct 2012
Yahoo! has appointed Google executive Henrique de Castro, as chief operating officer (COO).
Announcing the appointment in a late night statement yesterday, Yahoo! said it had appointed Henrique de Castro as the COO, reporting directly to Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer.
The move comes as the second big appointment that Yahoo! has made from its rival Google. Earlier this year, Yahoo! appointed former Google's Mayer as its chief executive.
"De Castro will join the company on or before January 22, 2013, or as soon as he has satisfied his obligations to his current employer," the statement added.
The newly appointed COO would be responsible for strategic and operational management of Yahoo!'s sales, operations, media and business development worldwide.
According to Mayer, de Castro was an incredibly accomplished and rigorous business leader, and she was personally excited to have him join Yahoo!'s strong leadership team.
