YouTube today announced the hire of Alex Okosi as managing director of emerging markets in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). The video-sharing platform says Okosi will be responsible for running YouTube's business and partnership teams across emerging markets in EMEA including Russia, the Middle East, North and Sub-Saharan Africa. Okosi will report to the head of YouTube EMEA, Cécile Frot-Coutaz. Commenting on the hire, Frot-Coutaz says: "I look forward to welcoming Alex to our YouTube EMEA leadership team. Prior to joining YouTube, Okosi served as a long-time TV executive.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 21, 2020 10:18 UTC