It will be led by Ash Patel who previously managed the company's Platforms moving more of Yahoo onto common platforms; and creating a stronger partnership between product and engineering teams. Confirming recent rumors of another coming...
Lu, Makhijani, and Garlinghouse were all moved to the newly created Global Products group, to be headed by Ash Patel, the current Exec. Patel has been with Yahoo since 1996 and is not seen as the type of leader needed to jumpstart the company.
News.com reports that Yahoo has named Ash Patel as Yahoo's new chief product officer and Qi Lu as Yahoo's senior president of engineering for search and marketing. Ash Patel will report to COO Dan Rosensweig with his responsibility being in global...
Yahoo's Senior VP of Engineering to Become Chief Product Officer - Over on Gigaom, Om Malik reports that Yahoo will name Ash Patel, the senior VP of engineering as their new chief product officer (CPO).
Over on Gigaom, Om Malik reports that Yahoo will name Ash Patel, the senior VP of engineering as their new chief product officer (CPO). Patel will replace Geoff Ralston, who according to Malik, is leaving for "parts unknown.
