Yahoo Pulls Another Google Sales Exec Into C-Suite

Henrique de Castro hired as COO

It was inevitable. When Yahoo named high-profile Google executive Marissa Mayer as its CEO in July, it was only a matter of time before she began poaching talent from her former employer.

That siphoning started less than a month later and continued on Monday, Mayer’s first day back in the office after giving birth two weeks ago. Yahoo has hired Henrique de Castro as the company’s chief operating officer.

When de Castro starts his new gig (on or before January 22, 2013, or as soon as he has satisfied his obligations to his current employer, per a Yahoo statement) he will oversee sales, operations, media and business development.

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