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Yahoo: Report Yang To Step Down; New CEO Sought
BARRONS.com: Tech Trader Daily —
... CEO Jerry Yang will step down as soon as the board can find a replacement for him, according to AllThingsD’s Kara Swisher. She is attributing the report to “sources close to the situation.” The story says the decision was reached jointly by Yang and the company’s board. ...
Yang To Step Down As Yahoo! CEO
Forbes.com: Technology News —
... from Yang to his troops. Yang will remain chief executive at Yahoo! while it searches for a replacement . "I will be participating in the search for my successor, and I will continue as CEO until the board selects a new CEO. Once a successor is named, I will return to my previous role as Chief Yahoo! and continue to serve as a director on the board," Yang wrote. It's an awkward arrangement. Just like the rest of his tenure. See Also: ...
Jerry Yang out as Yahoo CEO [Exits]
Gawker: valleywag —
... Yahoo founder Jerry Yang is stepping down as CEO, and a search is underway for a replacement after a tumultuous 18 months on the job. Which is curious. In a recent interview, Yang had just told AllThingsD's Kara Swisher, "In this uncertain environment, I think I am absolutely the right person" to lead Yahoo. He must have changed his mind; Swisher reports that the decision was a "mutual" one made by Yang and Yahoo's board of directors. Either Yang was lying to Swisher, or he was deceived about the board's lack of support for him. Executive recruiter Heidrick & Struggles is ...
JERRY OUT
Silicon Alley Insider —
Jerry Yang will step down as Yahoo CEO as soon as a replacement is found. Kara Swisher has the story:
Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang will step down from his job as CEO, said sources close to the company, as soon as the board finds a replacement for him, in what sources close to the situation call a joint decision by him and the company's directors.
Yahoo (YHOO) will announce the move within the next hour.
Yahoo has hired Heidrick & Struggles, the well-known executive search firm, to evaluate candidates, both internally and externally.
After a ...
Jerry Yang to step down as CEO, back to Chief Yahoo
Between the Lines —
... Jerry Yang, co-founder and CEO of Yahoo. will step down as CEO as soon as the board of directors finds a replacement, sources told the All Things Digital blog today. The company is expected to make the formal announcement later tonight. [image] The decision was reportedly a mutual one between Yang and the company’s directors. Yang, however, will not leave the company and will resume his former title of Chief Yahoo and will retain a seat on the board. The board reportedly is looking at outside candidates and is not expecting to put company president Sue Decker into the ...
Jerry Yang Out as Yahoo’s CEO
Mashable! —
... As for who might replace Yang, Kara Swisher, who first reported the news, speculates that former eBay CEO Meg Whitman or News Corp COO are likely candidates, among others. ...
Yang To Leave CEO Post at Yahoo
John Battelle's Searchblog —
News flash, more to come.
In this interview, I ask Yang why he'd want to stay as CEO. The interview as widely cited as evidence he should leave. I for one have a lot of respect for what Jerry has been trying to do, but can only imagine he's feeling tremendous relief. Now, the hunt for a replacement. Who do you think should lead Yahoo? ...
Yahoo's Yang Steps Down, Leaving Microsoft, Google to Gobble Share
Google Watch —
... Yang will return to his former role as Chief Yahoo once Yahoo finds a successor to help the company turn around its fortunes in what will be an unenviable task to some, but a welcome challenge to others. AllThingsDigital's Kara Swisher has more, including ...
Jerry Yang
toni.org —
... I’m sad that Jerry is stepping down. I enjoyed working for him when I was at Yahoo.
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Is exit of Yahoo's Jerry Yang too little, too late?
TechBlog —
... matter. The move comes as some large investors had been lobbying the board to replace Mr. Yang for months. He had stayed on, arguing that he was the best person to help Yahoo turn itself around. Recently, Mr. Yang's strategy of keeping Yahoo independent has faced a number of new roadblocks. Google abandoned a pending search deal with the company amid regulatory concerns, and talks over a possible merger with Time Warner Inc.'s AOL failed to progress. The story was initially broken by Kara Swisher at the AllThingsD blog , which also has posted a copy of Yang's memo ...
After Yang, What Should Yahoo Do? [GigaOM]
Pipes Output —
... Jerry Yang, after a tumultuous reign as the chief executive officer of Yahoo(s YHOO), the company he co-founded with David Filo, announced today that he is stepping down from the top slot. The news was first reported by Kara Swisher and later confirmed by Yahoo in a press release. He is going to make way for someone else, but will stay on the board of Yahoo and will be known as Chief Yahoo. More importantly what does Yahoo need to do in order for Jerry to hang on to the title of ...
Yahoo: Finally, A Reason For Optimism
BARRONS.com: Tech Trader Daily —
... AllThingsD’s Kara Swisher throws out some interesting potential CEO candidates: News Corp. (NWS) COO Peter Chernin, former AOL CEO Jon Miller, former eBay (EBAY) CEO Meg Whitman, Google (GOOG) ad exec Tim Armstrong, former Fox Interactive exec Ross Levinsohn, former Yahoo COO Dan Rosensweig, and former Microsoft exec Kevin Johnson, who only recently became CEO of Juniper Networks (JNPR). (Or maybe they need someone with more of an ...
Yahoo!: Koogle, Semel, Yang... Next?
ReadWriteWeb —
... Recruitment for a new executive is already underway. Kara Swisher at All Things D is reporting that, while Yahoo! President Sue Decker is being considered, the role will likely go to an outsider. ...
Some Ideas for a New Yahoo CEO Initial Actions
Profy —
... , Jerry Yang is stepping down from his job as Yahoo CEO and the company has hired executive research firm Heidrick & Struggles to search for a replacement both internally and externally. One of the obvious candidates is Yahoo’s current president Sue Decker but sources told Kara Swisher Ms. Decker is not a likely candidate. Kara also mentions a few outsiders who are likely to be considered as candidates for the Yahoo CEO role: ...
Jerry Yang: Yahoo’s $2 Billion Man
Digital Daily —
... In the end, Jerry Yang’s decision to step down as Yahoo’s (YHOO) CEO was the best thing he’s ever done for the company. With Yang’s tenure at an end, Yahoo’s stock is finally beginning to recover from a nasty and overlong tailspin. ...
Jerry Yang to Step Down
Alice Hill's Real Tech News - Independent Tech —
... company. all of you know that I have always, and will always bleed purple. i will always do what I think is right for this great company. while this step will be an adjustment for all of us, i know it’s the right one. i look forward to updating you on this process as soon as the board has developments to share, and will continue to do everything i can to make yahoo! fulfill its full potential. thank you, jerry So who’s going to replace Yang? Boomtown first broke the story, and they speculated that while Yahoo! President Sue Decker is under consideration, she’s too closely ...
