Yahoo Keeps Up Hiring?Rob Barrett Named as Head of News and Finance

Yahoo is on a bit of a hiring spree, picking up longtime Internet exec Robertson Barrett, to run its critical and powerful News and Finance sites.

Barrett has held top positions at Tribune Interactive, Time Inc., ABC News, Primedia's Channel One Interactive and The Feedroom.

Barrett worked most recently as chief strategy officer of Perfect Market, a Comcast-backed start-up.

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