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Todd Haselton |Jan 4th, 2012 at 10:41AM
Yahoo on Wednesday announced that former PayPal president Scott Thompson will takeover as CEO of the company. Thompson will replace Tim Morse, who has served as the interim CEO since the firing of Carol Bartz last year. ” With the ultimate goal of delivering the value our shareholders expect, my immediate focus will be on getting to know the entire team and hearing more from all Yahoo!s, working closely with the engineers and product teams, and diving deeply into our products and services to learn more ...
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Todd Haselton |Sep 13th, 2011 at 12:00AM
“I want to make sure that the employees don’t believe that I’ve abandoned them. I would never abandon them.” Those are the words of former Yahoo chief executive officer Carol Bartz who was fired from the firm over the phone last week but who said she would remain on the company’s board. Bartz no longer has a position on the board as of Monday, however, and it is possible that is a result of a recent interview with Fortune during which Bartz said Yahoo “f***ed me over”...
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Zach Epstein |Sep 7th, 2011 at 07:45AM
Following recent rumblings surrounding discontent atop Yahoo’s executive chain, the struggling Internet company fired its CEO Carol Bartz. In the same stroke, Yahoo! also revealed that it is for sale. News broke Tuesday night that former chief executive Carol Bartz sent an email to the entire Yahoo organization. In her brief note, she stated that Yahoo’s chairman of the board had fired her — over the phone, no less. Yahoo confirmed the news, stating that Chief Financial Officer Tim Morse would...
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Zach Epstein |Mar 10th, 2009 at 07:56AM
Everyone’s favorite star-crossed lovers — the likes of which haven’t been seen since General Hospital — may be coming back to the bargaining table, yet again, in an effort to unite two of the Internet’s biggest powerhouses. Yep, speculation is in full swing once more as Microsoft COO reveals the company is still interested in talks with the now-rebounding wonder of the Web, Yahoo.They have a new CEO, and she’s formulating her business plans. We’ve certainly made her aware and...
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Zach Epstein |Jan 13th, 2009 at 06:26PM
Well, it looks like board meetings over at Intel are going to be pretty awkward for a while. Following the Wall Street Journal’s scoop earlier today, Yahoo has officially announced that Carol Bartz has joined the company as CEO. In the same breath, Yahoo also revealed that current President Sue Decker has informed the company she will be resigning from her role after a transitional period. Decker, a candidate who had been considered for the open CEO spot as well, has been with Yahoo in a variety of capa...
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Zach Epstein |Jan 13th, 2009 at 04:02PM
Since Yahoo-founder Jerry Yang stepped down from his CEO role back in November, not much has improved with the struggling internet giant. The company underwent a huge round of layoffs in December and since then news has been scarce, which actually shoudl be viewed as a good thing in Yahoo’s case. Now, according to the Wall Street Journal, Yahoo is expected to announce that former Autodesk CEO Carol Bartz will come on board and assume the role of CEO. Bartz is no stranger to Yahoo execs – she curre...