YouTube Tuesday announced the hire of Alex Okosi as Managing Director of Emerging Markets for YouTube in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Alex WHO 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. He will report to the Head of YouTube EMEA, Cécile Frot-Coutaz. Based in the London office, Alex will start in April 2020.

Most recently at the annual Google for Nigeria event in July 2019, YouTube announced its commitment to support emerging talent across Nigeria to build their craft, increase their fan base and connect with the world through YouTube.