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雅虎首席运营官意外离职 Yahoos chief operating officer has unexpectedly departed the company just over a year. 雅虎首席运营官出人意料地从该公司离职，他在职仅一年多时间。 ? Henrique de Castro, Yahoos second most senior executive, is leaving this week. No reason was given. ? His departure deals a blow to the firms efforts to revive flagging sales and internet traffic in the face of increased competition from rival sites. ? It may also be an expensive loss for chief executive Marissa Mayer. ? Mr Castro is one of Silicon Valleys most highly-paid executives and may receive a multi-million-dollar severance package. ? According to reports, there were tensions between Mr Castro and Ms Mayer, who had poached him from Google shortly after she took over at the company. ? Mr Castros main role was to act as Yahoos top sales executive and build relationships with key advertising clients. ? However, the company has failed to significantly increase advertising revenues for its website and mobile applications. ? Display-advertising revenue, which accounts for about 40% of the companys sales, fell 7% to $421m from a year ago in the third quarter. ? Yahoo also lowered its profit outlook for fiscal 2013 during its last earnings release in October. ? Yahoo shares fell 0.6% in extended US trading on Wednesday. 1