Rose Tsou
Senior Vice President, APAC Region
Rose Tsou joined Yahoo! Taiwan as general manager in 2000 and was promoted to senior vice president of the company's APAC region in April 2007. In this role, Tsou is responsible for managing Yahoo!'s businesses in Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Southeast Asia and India as well as chairing the board at Yahoo!'s joint venture operations in Australia and New Zealand, and acting liaison with the company's strategic partnerships in China and Japan.
From 2000 to 2007 during her tenure as managing director of Yahoo! Taiwan, Tsou led the acquisition of Kimo, a local portal site, in 2001, and subsequently successfully integrated the two companies to make the brand Yahoo! synonymous with the internet in Taiwan. Under her leadership Yahoo! Auction became the most successful auctioneer in the market. In 2007, Tsou led the acquisition of Wretch, Taiwan's leading blog and photo site, further cementing Yahoo! Taiwan's leading edge. In 2008, under Tsou's leadership, Yahoo! acquired Taiwan ecommerce company Monday, an important strategic milestone that provided Yahoo! Taiwan full capabilities in ecommerce from b2c shopping, c2c auction to an online store solution.
Tsou possesses solid experience in management, marketing and mass communication. Prior to Yahoo!, Tsou was the General Manager of MTV Taiwan for more than two years, leading efforts to make MTV the most popular music channel. Earlier in her career, Tsou held marketing positions at UFO/ Warner Music, Procter & Gamble Taiwan and Ogilvy & Mather Taiwan.
Tsou holds a MBA degree from J.L. Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, as well as a Master degree of Mass Communication, Boston University.
From 2000 to 2007 during her tenure as managing director of Yahoo! Taiwan, Tsou led the acquisition of Kimo, a local portal site, in 2001, and subsequently successfully integrated the two companies to make the brand Yahoo! synonymous with the internet in Taiwan. Under her leadership Yahoo! Auction became the most successful auctioneer in the market. In 2007, Tsou led the acquisition of Wretch, Taiwan's leading blog and photo site, further cementing Yahoo! Taiwan's leading edge. In 2008, under Tsou's leadership, Yahoo! acquired Taiwan ecommerce company Monday, an important strategic milestone that provided Yahoo! Taiwan full capabilities in ecommerce from b2c shopping, c2c auction to an online store solution.
Tsou possesses solid experience in management, marketing and mass communication. Prior to Yahoo!, Tsou was the General Manager of MTV Taiwan for more than two years, leading efforts to make MTV the most popular music channel. Earlier in her career, Tsou held marketing positions at UFO/ Warner Music, Procter & Gamble Taiwan and Ogilvy & Mather Taiwan.
Tsou holds a MBA degree from J.L. Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, as well as a Master degree of Mass Communication, Boston University.
