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Yahoo, Visual Art, VEON, Exertis Almo announce staff updates

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March 17, 2023

Yahoo announces adtech management changes

Yahoo's adtech division Yahoo Advertising for the region of Australia and Southeast Asia has announced management changes, including the appointment of John McNerney as managing director for the region, according to a report in AdNews.

"For the past few years our Yahoo team in the region has been taking an increasingly educational and consultative role with partners, to help them navigate the increasingly complex digital marketing ecosystem," McNerney said in the report. "This move is a natural evolution of that work and allows our team to focus on helping our partners do more with their marketing budgets."

"We're thrilled to unveil the new Yahoo Advertising with John McNerney at the helm of the new team and sharpened focus across the region," Elizabeth Herbst-Brady, chief revenue officer at Yahoo, said in the report. "In his new role as MD of Australia and Southeast Asia, John's leadership qualities, deep product knowledge and extensive connection to the industry mean he has all the attributes to take Yahoo Advertising forward under our new strategy. This is an exciting evolution for Yahoo Advertising, and this team in APAC has been on the vanguard of helping us develop our new model by pioneering a more consultative way of working with clients. We're excited to unlock the potential of Yahoo for premium partners around the world."

Yahoo also announced Andrew Gilbert as director of platforms and Julia Edwards as commercial director.

Visual Art announces CFO

David Berggren, CFO at Visual Art. Image provided.

Visual Art has announced David Berggren as CFO, according to a press release.

"We are thrilled to welcome David to Visual Art," Pontus Meijer, CEO at Visual Art Group, said in the release. "With his extensive financial expertise and experience in high-growth companies, we are confident that he will be a valuable addition to our team as we continue to scale our business and prepare for an IPO in the coming year."

"I'm excited to join Visual Art at such a pivotal time in the company's history," Berggren said in the release. "Visual Art has a reputation for delivering innovative digital signage solutions to its clients, and I am eager to help the company achieve its goals of profitable growth and an IPO."

VEON announces group CFO

VEON has announced Joop Brakenhoff as Group CFO effective May 1, according to a press release.

Exertis Almo announces EVP/COO transition

Exertis Almo has announced the retirement of longtime EVP/COO Sam Taylor and his replacement by former LG executive Dan Smith, according to a press release.

Taylor will remain in an advisory role until officially retiring in June.

"Sam has made a tremendous impact on the Pro AV industry as a well-respected distribution expert who has brought immeasurable opportunities to his staff, vendor partners and the reseller/integrator community," Warren Chaiken, president and CEO at Almo Corporation, said in the release. "In 2009, Sam was instrumental in the formation of Almo Pro A/V, which quickly grew to become the largest Pro AV distributor, then following Exertis' 2021 acquisition of Almo Corporation, Sam successfully led the integration of two major Pro AV businesses to become Exertis Almo."

Sam Taylor (L) and Dan Smith (R). Courtesy of Exertis Almo.

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