Yahoo! has appointed Henrique de Castro as its chief operating officer. In his new position, de Castro will be responsible for strategic and operational management of Yahoo!’s sales, operations, media and business development worldwide. De Castro will join Yahoo! on or before 22 January 2013, or as soon as he has satisfied his obligations to his current employer.
Most recently, de Castro was vice president of Google’s worldwide Partner Business Solutions group. Prior to that, he led Google’s media, mobile and platforms organization. Prior to Google, de Castro spent two years at Dell Corporation, where he managed sales and business development operations across Western Europe.
