The 50/50 joint venture between PBL and Microsoft has struggled in the Australian market up against Google with several staff quitting the operation during the past 18 months, Last year saw its CEO Tony Faure depart, along with marketing director Tony Thomas , sales director Jason Scott, mobile director Chris Noone and COO Nick Spooner. Media newsletter B&T says marketing director Carolyn Managh left the PBL- and Microsoft-owned site earlier this week – just one year after joining, while John McKoy, who oversaw sales in the two cities, has also departed. The company is now on the hunt for a new marketing director and sales director for Perth and Melbourne. Joe Pollard was named the new CEO in September. |
