Pressure Mounts on Yahoo’s De Castro

COO needs to deliver results or could face ouster by end of the year

Yahoo finally got its latest ad savior yesterday when the company officially announced that former AOL executive Ned Brody will become svp of Americas, reporting directly to chief operating officer Henrique De Castro. But the question going forward will be, how long will De Castro be Brody’s boss?

Sources close to Yahoo say that De Castro is feeling increasing pressure to deliver better ad results, as the blustery exec has found himself on the outs with CEO Marissa Mayer.

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