Yahoo! has announced that it has appointed Dawn Airey as senior vice president of the company’s Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) operation. Airey will report to COO Henrique de Castro.
Beginning November 1, Christophe Parcot, who has served as Yahoo!’s interim lead of EMEA, will take on a new role with Yahoo! focused on expanding its business in the region.
“It is great to be joining Yahoo!, especially at such an exciting point in time,” said Airey. “To be part of the Yahoo! renaissance was simply irresistible for me and I am very much looking forward to driving change, innovation and growth for the EMEA region.”
Airey has worked in television for 30 years and has held senior positions in the majority of the commercial broadcasters in the UK. Most recently, she was president of a unit of RTL Group.
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She joined in September 2010 from the Broadcaster Five where, as chairman and CEO, she oversaw all operations. Previously she was managing director of Global Content at ITV where she oversaw its UK and International production and content businesses.
Prior to that she was managing director, Channels & Services, at BSkyB. She has also held senior posts at Channel 4.
Airey (pictured above) was awarded a fellowship by the Royal Television Society (RTS) in June 1998. She is a vice president of the RTS, a member of the Board of the British Library, a non-executive director of Thomas Cook PLC and chair of the Grierson Trust. In December 2011, Airey was appointed chair of the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain.
