Americas Region
Brian Silver Vice President, Ad Platforms for the Americas, Yahoo!
A seasoned digital advertising executive, Brian heads all of Yahoo!'s ad platforms, including the Right Media Exchange. Brian gained deep knowledge of the business while serving in various roles over the past decade, serving as president and CEO of Travel Ad Network, COO of NetCash and Did-it Search Marketing, VP of Operations for IAC Advertising Solutions, and VP and General Manager at MaxOnline.
Eran Metzer Senior Director, Global Solutions
Working closely with Product, Engineering and Partner Management teams, Eran enables scale and performance for the Right Media ecosystem and its clients by addressing market needs and developing new markets and tools—including capabilities such as real-time integration, data sharing and external optimization.
Arrian Shafqat Director, Strategy & Business Operations
Arrian leads the strategic planning and execution for Right Media, managing everything from business development direction to tactical projects and marketing for the group. He has also held positions in Corporate Strategy and Operations Finance At Right Media/Yahoo!. Earlier, he spent 8+ years in the consulting industry, assisting companies such as Cisco, ATT, Avaya, Samsung, Verizon, NTT Docomo and Bell Canada.
Anna Partel Director, Deployment and Account Management
Anna oversees the servicing of our North and Latin American customers. Prior to joining Right Media, Anna was Senior Project Manager at Epic Media Group, where she developed and launched the Integrity Assurance unit, and led the redesign and delivery of a lead-generation platform, Lead Agent. Earlier, Anna served as Director of Media at GlobalCom Solutions, where she ran all media buying and customer acquisition efforts.
Nilesh Zacharias Director, Global Marketplace Health
Nilesh leads Right Media's efforts to foster a trusted and safe global display advertising ecosystem. He is responsible for developing and implementing effective and scalable insights, policies and solutions that balance Yahoo!'s ad platform risks and business opportunities. Nilesh previously worked at PwC Consulting, DoubleClick, and as an attorney specializing in privacy, data protection and intellectual property law.
Shoen Yang Director, Professional Services
Shoen oversees the development, sales and execution of custom advertising platform solutions, such as Right Media's Lighthouse offering. She focuses on strategic partnerships with large global marketers, packaging technology with consultative or fully managed services. With over ten years' experience in digital media, she has led revenue and client service efforts on both the agency and ad network sides of the industry.
Bob Morrison Senior Director, Platform Product Marketing
Bob supports Right Media's global approach to developing a product strategy that is driven by market needs. In his prior Yahoo! roles, Bob has worked on digital strategy and operations focusing on delivery, targeting and operational products and processes. Prior to Yahoo!, Bob has held both GM and VP of Sales & Operations titles in performance and brand marketing.
Jennifer Lew Director, Global Marketplace Solutions
Jen drives the strategic direction and growth of Right Media's global technology. Her team provides end-to-end solutions for clients, and expertise that helps determines the what, why, and how of new features. In her 4+ years at Yahoo!, she's worked on publisher consulting, account management and deployment, leading the Latin America market, as well as product strategy across Right Media and APT platforms.
Jimmy Sirmons Head of Global Platform Learning and Development
Jimmy helps clients and colleagues determine their learning priorities, and to acquire the skills necessary to meet their business goals. Over the last 12 years, he has led many successful programs, from eLearning tutorials to two-week workshops; with focus on the online display advertising industry most recently. He holds certification in learning and performance from the American Society for Training & Development.
Asia-Pacific Region
Karen Bart Director, Right Media Asia-Pacific
Karen leads Right Media’s Japan and Asia-Pacific region, overseeing its business strategy, growth and direction. Her team works closely with Yahoos in the U.S. and EMEA to develop the Right Media ecosystem in the 14 countries of her region. Since joining Yahoo! in 2000, Karen has led various business, sales, strategy, ad operations and advertising technology teams. Earlier, Karen led the APAC Commercial Operations team for ESPN and Star Sports.
Europe, Middle East, Africa Region
Sue Hunt Director, Right Media EMEA
Sue leads the business development, services and analytics teams across the European region. She has more than a decade of experience in digital advertising in blue chip organizations, spending time at AOL, DoubleClick (Google) and as an independent consultant working with global digital media companies, before rejoining Yahoo! as part of the Right Media business in November 2010.
