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Flingo Hires Former Google Mobile Ad Head

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Interactive TV company Flingo has appointed Jackson Huynh, as its chief operating officer. Most recently, Mr. Huynh served as the Global Head of AdMob ad operations for Google.

Previously, Mr. Huynh worked at Yahoo, where he held leadership positions in both the client services and product divisions.

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