Mitch Lazar, Yahoo’s European Mobile managing director, stepped down last month after a major restructuring at the company led to the disbanding of Yahoo’s mobile group.
Now Lazar has resurfaced as a board member at Taptu, a mobile search company (a subject Lazar should know a little something about after working at Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) for four and a half years). The Cambridge, UK-based company will tap into Lazar’s expertise as it tries to create specialized search technology for touchscreen devices. “Taptu’s unique platform and index differentiate the company from the search giants,” he said.