Yahoo says COO De Castro leaving Thursday

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/yahoo-says-coo-de-castro-leaving-thursday-2014-01-15

by leothekim • 13 years ago

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mathattack• 13 years ago

It sounds like the knives and "I told you so" peanut gallery are out in force on this one.

yajoe• 13 years ago

Mind elaborating, even if it's wild speculation and rumor? I haven't been following YHOO closely to know the backstory or context behind this individual.

Steko2• 13 years ago

http://recode.net/2014/01/15/henrique-de-castro-out-at-yahoo...

randallu2• 13 years ago

Also: http://www.businessinsider.com/yahoo-coo-henrique-de-castro-...

cpeterso• 13 years ago

What does "knives" mean?

suitcase• 13 years ago

I think he's referring to Marissa Mayer skeptics that question whether she's leading an actual turnaround or not.

shalalala• 13 years ago

It's a references to the 'the knives are out'.

http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/the+knives+are+out

leothekim• 13 years ago

Some more information here: http://www.businessinsider.com/after-only-15-months-marissa-...

arturventura• 13 years ago

I have a feeling this guy is going to appear somehow, somewhere in the Portugal Telecom / Oi merger.

smegel• 13 years ago

You lure advertisers by building great products people want to use (and spend time on). Has Yahoo released anything truly noteworthy since she became CEO?

oysteruu7• 13 years ago

Their digest and weather app are both rated 4.5 stars in the app store and received very positive reviews. Digest is featured in the app store right now.

These apps are both (presumably) something people use every day.

TylerE• 13 years ago

Maybe. But who exactly is passionate about a weather app?

tptacek• 13 years ago

Stuff like this happens all the time. Tim Cook fired John Browett, who was recruited with great fanfare from a huge retail chain.

ChuckMcM• 13 years ago

One of my first managers confided in me that there were no bad employees, there were just bad fits. And over the years I have really come to appreciate the wisdom of that. I've watched folks who were useless in one environment become superstars in another, and superstars, recruited with much fanfare, who just couldn't get it together when their environment changed. What I haven't found is some magical factor which allows me to predict if someone will do well or not in some environment.

Given the short time between announcement and departure date, I'd be curious to know how that worked. At Sun one of the VP's was told it find a new job and he basically walked out that afternoon and did not return. Other situations have had transition periods. I recognize its a sort of morbid curiosity, wondering if it is something I would do in a similar situation.

I believe it's the curiosity factor that drives interest in these stories, not any intrinsic news value.

dredmorbius2• 13 years ago

The Register hasn't posted its bang-laden made-redundant story yet, but here's their take from when De Castro joined YHOO:

Yahoo! hires! top! Googler! to! revamp! operations! Marissa Mayer gets her man – for a price

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/10/15/yahoo_hires_coo/

"Henrique is an incredibly accomplished and rigorous business leader, and I'm personally excited to have him join Yahoo!'s strong leadership team," said Mayer in a statement. "His operational experience in Internet advertising and his proven success in structuring and scaling global organizations make him the perfect fit for Yahoo! as we propel the business to its next phase of growth."

So! Much! For! All! That!

ctrl• 13 years ago

What's Yahoo? I'll google it.

Yahoo says COO De Castro leaving Thursday

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