MOUNTAIN VIEW (dpa-AFX) - Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO) Monday said it has hired Henrique de Castro as its Chief Operating Officer. De Castro will join the company on or before January 22, 2013.
De Castro most recently served as a vice president of Google's worldwide Partner Business Solutions group. Prior to that he led Google's media, mobile and platforms organization. He has also spent two years at Dell Corp. leading sales and business development operations in Western Europe.
In his new role, de Castro will be responsible for strategic and operational management of Yahoo!'s sales, operations, media and business development.
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