Economist names Michael as ad sales manager

SINGAPORE - The Economist has hired Christopher Michael from Yahoo Southeast Asia as its advertisement sales manager.

Michael will be based in Singapore, and cover The Economist's sales operations for Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal as well as Singapore.

He will report to North Asia head of sales Terrie Lam.

Before a two-year stint at Yahoo, Michael spent two years in the sales department of MediaCorp.?