MUMBAI: Neville Taraporewalla has been appointed Country Manager of Yahoo! India. Stepping into shoes of Darren Gocher, Taraporewalla will take over the responsibility with immediate effect.
Taraporewalla had joined the global internet communications and media company, in May 2002 as director sales and was later responsible for the overall sales and business development function, says a company release. The release claims that in the last 12 months, under his guidance the Indian subsidiary has shown promising growth. He has also played an integral part in steering the team after the restructuring last year.

As country manager, India, Taraporewalla's responsibilities would include successful management of the Yahoo! India portal. He will work towards increasing business opportunities for Yahoo in India.