Zynga CIO Debra Chrapaty Departs to Join Nirvanix as CEO

She has been replaced at the gaming company by Dorion Carroll.
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More Yahoo Ad Reorg Details

I just got some more deets of the Yahoo advertising reorganization by COO Henrique De Castro, which started taking place last week. As I previously reported, it’s a major shift of sales staff to a “category” model rather than one that is regional and tiered. Sources say that Mark Ellis, who has been VP of North American sales and global partnerships, still has a similar title, but now has a job with more responsibility and influence. Interestingly, Peter Foster, who has headed audience advertising, is now in charge of new sales enablement group, which includes sales engineering and training, as well as the mid-market segment. Both will apparently report up to another exec, who is still to be determined.

YESS: Yahoo HR Exec Loses Mayer’s Survey Contest, Gangnam Style

But not so Oppa GS: A stock downgrade.
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Yahoo’s De Castro Begins Reorg of Ad Sales Unit

Can the Henrique Way — that is to say, a version of the Google Way — fix what ails the Silicon Valley Internet giant’s biggest business?
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Zynga’s Mark Pincus Grabbing Game Oversight from COO

The C-level shake-up makes mobile games a larger priority for the struggling company, and raises questions about the role of its COO, John Schappert.
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The Marissa Mayer Yahoo Show, Brought to You by Daniel Loeb

Will a big name solve even bigger problems at Yahoo?
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Stern Named Head of New Strategery Role at Yahoo

The man who has been the Swiss Army Knife of Yahoo will be key strategy guy for Thompson, who clearly wants to do a lot of strategizing.
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It’s Official: Yahoo Reorgs Itself Just Like We Said (Memo Time!)

Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson just sent this note to Yahoo employees, about a new leadership organization for the company.
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Investors Punish Hewlett-Packard Over Shake-Up

Investors and analysts pass judgement on HP’s reorganization: They don’t like it.
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Yahoo Product Unit Readies Major Exec Reorg — But It’s Just a Tremor for the Big One to Come

More musical chairs on the deck of the S.S. Yahoo!
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Condé Nast Digital Head Sarah Chubb Out

CNET Boss Joe Gillespie Has Left the Building