Yahoo Seeks To Boost Europe Operation With New Hire

Nov 29, 2007 at 11:59am ET by Greg Sterling

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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Greg Sterling is a Contributing Editor at Search Engine Land, and writes a personal blog Screenwerk, examining the broader world of media and advertising. He also posts at Internet2Go, which is focused on the mobile Internet.

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