As long rumored, ex-Googler Henrique De Castro is out as chief operating officer. by Richard Nieva January 15, 2014 2:27 PM PST (Credit: CNET) Henrique De Castro, Yahoo's chief operating officer, is leaving the company on January 16, according to a regulatory filing. It had been long rumored that De Castro, who CEO Marissa Mayer had brought on from Google, would be departing. De Castro had been hired on to take the lead in the company's advertising business, having been given credit by some for building Google's display ad biz. But it's been said that De Castro was a polarizing figure -- even having the distinction of having a parody Twitter account made for him. Related posts Yahoo says malware attack farther reaching than thought Yahoo malware turned PCs into Bitcoin miners Yahoo enables default HTTPS encryption for Yahoo Mail Back in September, AdWeek reported that De Castro was "on the outs" with Mayer, and that he had been feeling the pressure to produce better advertising results. The report that he could be gone by the end of the year. Recode's Kara Swisher, who first reported the news of De Castro's departure, noted De Castro's absence during any of the company's events during the last week's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. According to Swisher's report, De Castro had also been fighting for power from new SVP of Americas Ned Brody, mergers and acquisitions head Jackie Reses and marketing head Kathy Savitt. Yahoo declined to comment beyond what was in the regulatory filing.
As long rumored, ex-Googler Henrique De Castro is out as chief operating officer.
(Credit: CNET)
Henrique De Castro, Yahoo's chief operating officer, is leaving the company on January 16, according to a regulatory filing.
It had been long rumored that De Castro, who CEO Marissa Mayer had brought on from Google, would be departing. De Castro had been hired on to take the lead in the company's advertising business, having been given credit by some for building Google's display ad biz. But it's been said that De Castro was a polarizing figure -- even having the distinction of having a parody Twitter account made for him.
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Back in September, AdWeek reported that De Castro was "on the outs" with Mayer, and that he had been feeling the pressure to produce better advertising results. The report that he could be gone by the end of the year.
Recode's Kara Swisher, who first reported the news of De Castro's departure, noted De Castro's absence during any of the company's events during the last week's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. According to Swisher's report, De Castro had also been fighting for power from new SVP of Americas Ned Brody, mergers and acquisitions head Jackie Reses and marketing head Kathy Savitt.
Yahoo declined to comment beyond what was in the regulatory filing.
