Yahoo today has announced that it has appointed media veteran Tom Toumazis, as Head of Partnerships EMEA. Toumazis will be based in London and will report to Dawn Airey, SVP Yahoo EMEA. He joins the company with immediate effect.
With 30 years of experience in the media and entertainment industry, including The Walt Disney Company and Endemol, Toumazis will oversee partnership efforts for Yahoo EMEA with particular focus on core markets in this region and work in collaboration with the Global Partnerships team. He is focused on Business Development activities and will also work closely with the Sales, Media and Ad Technology teams to deliver world class account management.
Dawn Airey, SVP Yahoo EMEA said “Tom brings to Yahoo exceptional senior commercial and leadership skills combined with a wealth of experience, spanning 30 years, from across media, entertainment and publishing industries. Tom is incredibly well placed to drive, deliver and develop key partnerships across the EMEA region and further strengthen our long term partnerships as we continue to deliver on our mobile first approach. I’m delighted to have him on board and look forward to working together to power partnerships across EMEA.”
Tom Toumazis added “I am delighted to be joining Yahoo at such an exciting time for the company and working with Dawn, her leadership team as well as the Global Partnerships team. Building greater long term partnerships is an important part of the Yahoo business in the region and I am relishing the opportunity to lead this part of the business.”
Toumazis has held a number of senior positions across the media and entertainment industry. Previously as Chief Executive Officer at Mecom Group plc, one of Europe’s largest consumer publishing companies, Chief Commercial Officer at Endemol Group and Executive Vice President/Managing Director of Disney-ABC-ESPN Television at The Walt Disney Company. Toumazis also spent 18 years within the advertising sales industry, where he held senior roles at EMAP, Eurosport and ITV. He is also Chairman and Founder of the ChildLine Board and Chairman of TVbeat, a platform providing real time TV audience measurement.
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