The portal has promoted former GM for Southeast Asia Niren Hiro to general manager, Yahoo mobile -- Asia-Pacific. Hiro is charged with developing Yahoo's mobile strategy beyond the computer-based services in China, India, Korea, Taiwan. Southeast Asia and Australia.
The company has also relocated former Intel executive Reza Behnam from its California headquarters to Singapore as managing director of Yahoo Singapore and Southeast Asia. Behman, who was previously director of strategy and solutions for Yahoo's global alliances, will focus on expanding core businesses, including online advertising, search and wireless in Singapore and the emerging markets of Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia, and the Philippines.
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Yahoo has beefed up its management team for Asia in a bid to expand its business beyond desktop services and tap emerging markets in Southeast Asia.