Yahoo Names Retail Exec
Sunnyvale, Calif.–based Yahoo! Inc. has named Jayne Spiegelman as its new retail development officer.
Spiegelman is responsible for developing sales and marketing strategies aimed at retail advertisers for the e-commerce Web site and search engine.
She has a 20-year background in retail, having been a former president of merchandising for women’s apparel at Macy’s West. More recently, she served as senior vice president of Enterprise System Sales for AdSpace Networks. She was chief executive of Shutterfly and held management positions at Good Guys Inc. and Andersen Consulting.
“Jayne’s outstanding reputation, deep understanding of retail merchandising and marketing and long-standing relationships with leading retailers will be a tremendous asset to both Yahoo and our retail customers,” said Beth-Ann Eason, vice president of category development for Yahoo in a statement. —Robert McAllister
