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Industry Moves: Jill Nash, Yahoo's Head Of PR, Reportedly Signing Off
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... Yahoo's head PR honcho Jill Nash is leaving the company, Kara Swisher reports. Nash has been with Yahoo since 2006, when then-CEO Terry Semel ...
Revolving Door of Ex-Yahoo Execs Continues to Spin
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... , would be leaving. Ms. Nash had been planning to leave for months, according to people with knowledge of the situation, but agreed to remain on board to assist with the leadership change. Her decision to leave was first reported on the AllThingsD blog. The exodus of executives at Yahoo over the past two years has turned into a veritable Diaspora, yet it is entirely possible that some of these executives will end up working together again. After all, Microsoft is still coveting Yahoo’s search business. And Yahoo and AOL have held on-again, off-again merger talks for over a ...
At Yahoo, three weeks and a cloud of dust
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... pick for the top spot at Yahoo, and three weeks after the announcement the invigorating effect appears to be ongoing as she deals with both the leaking and the listing aspects of her metaphorical ship. The leaks appear to be a genuine vexation for the former head of (quieter, stabler) Autodesk, but the battle's delightful for spectators. Bartz on arrival said that she wanted to get Yahoo's rampant memo-leaking tendencies under control, and she appears to be serious: All Things D has reported that Bartz is calling for bounties on the heads of anyone leaking internal business ...
Weekend Update, 02.07.09
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... BoomTown provided continuing coverage of the Yahoo (YHOO) merry-go-round. This time, PR head Jill Nash announced her departure. As the company’s chief communications officer, she’s had a challenging two-year run. New CEO Carol Bartz definitely has some PR ideas of her own, including offering cash prizes to employees who provide info on their colleagues who leak information to the press. Not a huge deterrent yet, apparently–it didn’t take long for BoomTown to get info on both Nash’s ...
Dear Carol Bartz: Here's How To Do Your Friggin' Job (YHOO)
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... Thus far, your biggest obstacle is your own lack of spin instincts. So with the four-year [stock-performance] clock ticking loudly, and your head flack running for the hills, here are six pieces of advice on how to get the story moving for you: ...
Yahoo Flack Quit After Lawsuit Leak
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... made its way into the reporter's hands. According to an email Skyles sent to Bartz, that leak was a violation of both the confidentiality of the settlement and labor laws restricting what an employer may say publicly about an employee's performance. Skyles sent the email the morning of February 2 — more than two weeks before Elinson's story would be published — demanding that Bartz take action against the person who leaked the document. That afternoon, Nash announced her departure from Yahoo. A flack always chooses words carefully; in her goodbye ...
