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Yahoo To Name Bartz CEO, WSJ Reports
BARRONS.com: Tech Trader Daily —
... , as the company’s next chief executive, completing a two-month search for a successor to founder Jerry Yang, according to the Wall Street Journal, which attributes the news to “people familiar with the situation.” ...
Carol Bartz expected to be named CEO of Yahoo! (YHOO)
BloggingStocks —
Filed under: Yahoo! (YHOO), Sun Microsystems (JAVA)Yahoo! They found someone for the gig. Former Autodesk (NASDAQ: ADSK) CEO Carol Bartz has reportedly accepted the top job at Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO), according to the Wall Street Journal (subscription required.) Industry watchers have considered Bartz a leading contender for the CEO spot left vacated by co-founder Jerry Yang for a while now. But filling the job proved contentious... and difficult. Seems nobody wanted the task of trying to turn ...
Yahoo names Carol Bartz as CEO
TG Daily - All News —
Sunnyvale (CA) - The Wall Street Journal is reporting that their search for CEO is over. Carol Bartz, former chief executive of the Autodesk Inc. software company, has accepted an offer to become Yahoo's next CEO. Yahoo has spent two months looking for a CEO to succeed Jerry Yang, who is a Yahoo founder and former CEO. Yang stepped down in November after having a rough go with Yahoo following issues with Microsoft and the Yahoo board. Ms. Bartz, age 60, has previously been an executive at Sun Microsystems. She currently sits on the board of Cisco Systems and Intel Corporation. See The Wall Street Journal ...
Former Autodesk CEO Carol Bartz to Replace Jerry Yang as Yahoo CEO: WSJournal
Wired: Epicenter —
... Former Autodesk CEO Carol Bartz has agreed to become the next chief executive of Yahoo, the Wall Street Journal is reporting. The selection would end a two-month search to replace Jerry Yang, who said he would step down when a successor was found. ...
WSJ: Yahoo has picked its new CEO, Carol Bartz
The Seattle Times: Microsoft Pri0 —
... The Wall Street Journal reports that Yahoo, after a two-month search, has a new chief executive. Jerry Yang's replacement will be Carol Bartz, former CEO of Autodesk, the paper reports, citing people familiar with the matter. ...
WSJ: Carol Bartz To Be Named New Yahoo CEO. Is That A Good Thing?
TechCrunch —
... Following up on an earlier report speculating that former Autodesk CEO Carol Bartz has been selected to become Yahoo’s new CEO, the Wall Street Journal is now saying that she has accepted the offer. We have emails out to Yahoo asking for confirmation. The 60-year-old Bartz would bring a steady, seasoned hand to Yahoo’s leadership, but it is not clear in what direction she would take the company. ...
A new force has entered Yahoo: Carol Bartz, CEO
VentureBeat —
... Carol Bartz, former chief executive at software services company Autodesk, has accepted the chief executive job at Yahoo, the Wall Street Journal and ...
BREAKING: Report: Yahoo's Board Picks Carol Bartz For CEO
paidContent —
... After a lengthy search, the Wall Street Journal is reporting that Carol Bartz has been picked by Yahoo's board of directors to succeed Jerry Yang as CEO and that she has accepted the job. Bartz, former CEO of Autodesk, ...
Carol Bartz Named the Next CEO of Yahoo
Andy Beal's Marketing Pilgrim —
... , Yahoo is expected to announce Carol Bartz as its next CEO. Bartz, the former chief executive of software company Autodesk Inc., will take over from Jerry Yang, according to the WSJ. ...
A New Chief Yahoo: Carol Bartz
Technologizer —
Carol Bartz Looks like it’s all but official: The Wall Street Journal is reporting that embattled Web icon Yahoo is going to name Carol Bartz as its new CEO . Bartz, the chairman and former CEO of CAD giant Autodesk, has also spent time at Sun and 3M; she has a terrific reputation in the industry but doesn’t have a background in the Web and media stuff that drives Yahoo’s business. Then again, in eighteen months Yahoo has ...
Carol Bartz expected to be named CEO of Yahoo! (YHOO)
BloggingStocks —
Filed under: Yahoo! (YHOO), Sun Microsystems (JAVA)Yahoo! They found someone for the gig. Former Autodesk (NASDAQ: ADSK) CEO Carol Bartz has reportedly accepted the top job at Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO), according to the Wall Street Journal (subscription required.) Industry watchers have considered Bartz a leading contender for the CEO spot left vacated by co-founder Jerry Yang for a while now. But filling the job proved contentious... and difficult. Seems nobody wanted the task of trying to turn ...
Carol Bartz To Be Next Yahoo CEO
WebProNews Feed —
... things. Considering what Yahoo's been through recently, the company's leaders must be thrilled they could still attract such a candidate. But unfortunately, Bartz doesn't seem to have had any direct contact with the search industry. Her resume is lacking in advertising experience, too, which makes her something of a questionable fit for Yahoo. The makeup of Bartz's team of top execs - and how much she listens to them - is something that will bear watching. So - although a WSJ report on Bartz's appointment hasn't officially been confirmed - here we go with a new era in ...
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p2pnet news —
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Yahoo to Name Bartz as CEO - Wall Street Journal
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Report: Yahoo to Name Former Autodesk Exec Bartz as CEO
AppScout —
... Yahoo will name Carol Bartz, former chief executive at Autodesk, to succeed Jerry Yang as Yahoo CEO, according to The Wall Street Journal. ...
Former Autodesk CEO Carol Bartz Set to become Yahoo’s New Leader
The Next Web —
According to the Wall Street Journal, former Autodesk CEO Carol Bartz is to become the next Yahoo! boss.
At sixty years old, Bartz is no spring chicken, however the experience is clearly there. She still serves as executive chairman of Autodesk, a company she had been with over 14 years. Pro she was with Sun Microsystems.
Bartz currently sits on Cisco Systems’ board with Jerry Yang and on Intel’s board with Yahoo! president Susan Decker, who was passed over for the Yahoo! CEO role.
The news of the possible ...
Yahoo Reportedly Ready To Name Yang's Successor
InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs —
... maker Autodesk, has accepted an offer to lead the Internet company, it was reported Tuesday. Yahoo was not immediately available for comment, but the Wall Street Journal , quoting "people familiar with the situation," reported that Yahoo would name Bartz, but didn't say when. Bartz would succeed Jerry Yang, co-founder and former CEO of Yahoo who announced two months ago he was ...
Yahoo expected to name Carol Bartz as new CEO
L.A. Times Tech Blog —
... closes today.
Bartz, former chief executive of design-software-maker Autodesk, appears to have beaten a host of internal and outside candidates to land one of Silicon Valley's most high-profile and challenging jobs. If the deal is finalized as expected, she will take over for Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang, who will remain on the Sunnyvale, Calif., company's board.
Yahoo and Autodesk declined to comment. The agreement was reported this morning by the Wall Street Journal and News.com.
The hire would cap a two-month search for Yang's ...
Carol Bartz Closer to Becoming the Next Yahoo CEO
Search Engine Journal —
Following up on our coverage last week that Yahoo is close to naming a new CEO to replace Jerry Yang, the WSJ is reporting that former AutoDesk chief Carol Bartz has accepted the offer. Although no official announcements were made by Yahoo yet, citing the usual “people familiar with the situation”, the Journal reports that Yahoo is set to announce the appointment of Ms. Bartz anytime in the coming days. (more…) ...
Carol Bartz, the new Yahoo CEO
SolSie.com —
WSJ reports, Carol Bart has has accepted the offer to be the next Yahoo! CEO replacing Jerry Yang.
Bartz is the executive chairman of Autodesk. She stepped down from CEO of Autodesk in April 2006. She had worked at Sun, Digital Equipment and 3M. ...
Bartz to Be Named Yahoo! CEO: WSJ
Alice Hill's Real Tech News - Independent Tech —
carolbartz.jpg By Michael Santo Editor-in-Chief, RealTechNews Capping Yahoo’s two-month search for a CEO to succeed Yahoo! co-founder Jerry Yang, the Wall Street Journal reports that the company is set to announce that Carol Bartz, former CEO of Autodesk, has accepted an offer for the position. Bartz, 60, still serves as executive chairman of Autodesk, where she was chief executive from 1992 - 2006. She also sits on the boards of Cisco Systems and Intel. While Yahoo! has not made an official announcement, the WSJ says its a done deal. Yahoo! stock is down 2.5%, to $11.91, at the time of this writing, in late trading. jerryyang.jpg 2008 was a ...
Yahoo expected to name Carol Bartz as CEO
Boy Genius Report —
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 currently sits on Cisco’s board with Jerry Yang and she has a seat on Intel’s board as well alongside Yahoo President Susan ...
Yahoo confirms Bartz in charge; Can she save Yahoo?
Between the Lines —
January 13th, 2009 Yahoo confirms Bartz in charge; Can she save Yahoo? Posted by Larry Dignan @ 1:58 pm Categories: General , Web Technology , Google , Microsoft , Yahoo Tags: Yahoo! Inc. , Carol Bartz , Larry Dignan Yahoo has confirmed that Carol Bartz is its new CEO. Now the real fun [image] begins: Turning around Yahoo amid a horrid economy and weak online advertising market. In a statement , Yahoo confirmed reports that Bartz will take the reins of the company. The news was reported by The Wall Street Journal , BoomTown and other outlets. Bartz said:“There is no ...
Last Bytes: The (Almost) All-Yahoo Issue
Tech Observer —
Carol Bartz becomes the new C.E.O. of Yahoo. [Cnet] A former Yahoo exec offers her some advice. [SAI] Sue Decker has no plans to stick around for a Bartz boss. [WSJ] BoomTown says a Microsoft-Yahoo search partnership is now very likely to happen. Cue the eye-rolling. [AllThingsD] The market didn't exactly jump up and down today over Bartz's appointment. [AllThingsD] Meanwhile, Obama (that's the President-Elect), named the next FCC chief, and Om Malik has something to say about it. [GigaOm] Related Links Last Bytes: Yah-ouch Late Breaks: New Chief ...
Yahoo – but is there anything really to cheer about?
The Inquisitr » Technology —
I was going to write up something earlier today when the news was first breaking about Carol Bartz being rumoured to be the next Yahoo CEO, but I figured it would be more interesting to watch the story develop. So now we know that Bartz did indeed get offered the job and accepted. This was quickly followed up on with ...
