Yahoo! promotes Overture's Taylor to European search role

by Emma Rigby, Revolution UK 13-Jul-05

LONDON - Stephen Taylor has been appointed to lead Yahoo! Search in Europe, as search revenues take on an increasing importance for the company.

In this newly created role, he will combine responsibility for integrating both Overture Europe and Yahoo! Search through European markets as regional vice-president and managing director of Yahoo! Search and Overture Europe, which was acquired by Yahoo! in July 2003.

Taylor was previously regional vice-president and managing director of Overture Europe. In the part of his role in charge of search, as regional vice-president for Yahoo! Search, he will report to Dominique Vidal, regional vice-president and managing director of Yahoo! Europe, while as regional vice president and managing director of Overture Europe, Taylor will report to Brian Steel, Overture's international president.

Vidal said: "The creation of this new role marks an important step towards the ongoing synergy of Overture and Yahoo! Search in Europe and reflects Yahoo!'s ongoing commitment to introducing the next generation of search technology and products for advertisers, publishers and users alike."

Brian Steel, Overture international president, said: "In his two years with Overture Europe, Stephen has played a key role in driving the organisation's phenomenal growth and, more recently, in managing the integration with Yahoo! Europe. He is ideally suited for this combined role."

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