By Kevin McCauley
Ross Levinsohn is joining Yahoo! next month as executive VP for the Americas in charge of media operations, ad sales and corporate partnerships. He replaces Hilary Schneider who resigned last month.
Levinsohn served as president of News Corp.’s Fox Interactive, where he led Rupert Murdoch’s $1B foray into digital, a drive was capped by the ill-fated acquisition of MySpace, which is currently being reorganized.
Upon exiting Fox Interactive, Levinsohn was co-founder and managing director of Fuse Capital, an equity firm focused on the digital space. Earlier, he held posts at AltaVista, a search site; CBS Sportsline and HBO.
Carol Bartz, Yahoo CEO, says the Levinsohn hire will “allow us to solidify our position as the largest digital media, content and communications business around the globe.” |