ITWire

Sayers, who has nearly 20 years of experience in business management and operations, was Yahoo!7’s most recently COO, responsible for the company’s technology operations, editorial management, finance, human resources and transactional businesses.

Prior to joining Yahoo!7, Sayers held management and strategy roles at ANZ Bank and E*TRADE, and was also eight years at McKinsey & Company, after  beginning his career in brand management at Procter & Gamble.

Announcing the appointment, Yahoo!7 Senior Vice President of the Asia Pacific region and chair of the Yahoo!7 board, Rose Tsou said Yahoo!7 was a business with a “culture of innovation, partnership and success,” and she was confident that Sayer’s “strong leadership and the experience of the Yahoo!7 executive management team will help take Yahoo!7 into its next phase of growth.”

Sayers said he relished the opportunity to work alongside the Yahoo!7 executive team and the Yahoo!7 board to cement the company’s “leadership position and drive continued growth.

“Since I joined Yahoo!7, I’ve been extremely impressed and energised by the great work already being done and the range of opportunities that lie ahead for the business in a rapidly changing industry.”