According to the Guardian, Yahoo has named former BlackBerry and Orange executive Kristof Fahy to be vice president of marketing for Europe.

Fahy is a seasoned executive facing a challenging time for Yahoo, which has properties across Europe that are performing in an uneven fashion.

The article goes on to say, “poorly performing parts of the European business have until the end of the first quarter next year to improve or faced being closed down or sold.”

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