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Facebook China plucks CCTV staffer?
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By Cam MacMurchy
Published on July 1, 2008
 
Reports indicate Facebook may have hired former CCTV brand director and blogger Yan Xiaoyan as its China CEO.  Yang resigned from her CCTV posts on June 30.

TIANJIN - It looks like Facebook may have found its China CEO.  This, according to Pacific Epoch:

China Central Television (CCTV) brand director and blogger Yang Xiaoyan resigned from her CCTV posts on June 30, reports DoNews. Yang said she would be taking some time off before starting on any new projects, and would neither confirm nor deny rumors that she intends to join US social networking site Facebook. Reports out earlier this month said Facebook had chosen Yang to be its China CEO without citing sources.

Will be interesting to see how Facebook fares in China, as it lags well behind Xiaonei, Friendster, and others.