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Ousted Yahoo! CEO told board he had cancer

Anthony Tosie — Mon, 14 May 2012 14:29:43 +0100

According to a new report, Scott Thompson, former CEO of Yahoo!, told the company's board of directors he was diagnosed with thyroid cancer before resigning. Read more...

Yahoo CEO to reportedly resign thanks to incorrect resume [Update]

John Callaham — Sun, 13 May 2012 20:00:42 +0100

A new report claims that Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson, who was named to the top spot in January, will reportedly resign his position after the discovery that Thompson's public resume contained errors. Read more...

Yahoo to look more closely into CEO's resume

John Callaham — Wed, 09 May 2012 14:52:29 +0100

Yahoo has announced it has created a special committee that will make a "thorough review" of the academic resume of its current CEO Scott Thompson, following work that his bio contained errors. Read more...

Yahoo shareholder demands records of CEO hiring process

John Callaham — Mon, 07 May 2012 18:47:34 +0100

As expected, Dan Loeb of investment firm Third Point is demanding Yahoo's board reveal the records pertaining to the hiring of its most recent CEO Scott Thompson. Read more...

Yahoo shareholder wants company CEO fired by Monday

John Callaham — Sat, 05 May 2012 02:11:45 +0100

Dan Loeb, a shareholder in Yahoo, is demanding that the company's board fire its recently appointed CEO Scott Thompson after discovering that Thompson's public resume contained errors. Read more...

Yahoo CEO: We've “been doing way too much”

Andy Weir — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:29:26 +0100

After last month's announcement that it would lay off 2000 workers, Yahoo's CEO has outlined further plans to restructure the company, admitting that it has "been doing way too much" in recent years. Read more...

Former PayPal president becomes new Yahoo CEO

John Callaham — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:19:11 +0000

Yahoo has finally picked a new CEO in the person of former PayPal president Scott Thompson. Thompson replaces Carol Bartz in the Yahoo CEO role who was unceremoniously fired in September. Read more...