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Yahoo Ready to Find Replacement CEO

By Shawn Hess June 25, 2012

Yahoo is ready to start searching for a new CEO. As you may recall, Scott Thompson resigned after a rather lengthy proxy battle with activist investor Dan Loeb a his investment firm, Third Point. The surprising climax of that battle …

Scott Thompson Steps Down From F5 and Splunk Inc.
By Shawn Hess · May 21, 2012
Scott Thompson’s not so subtle departure from Yahoo left some wondering if he in fact, does have health problems or just fabricated a clever excuse to sidestep allegations that he intentionally perpetuated the myth that he held a bachelors degree …
Yahoo and Alibaba Make Stock Deal Official
Thompson Leaves Yahoo with No Severance but Makes Millions
Scott Thompson Leaves Yahoo After Cancer Diagnosis

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Yahoo Elects New Leadership as Thompson Steps Down
By Shawn Hess · May 14, 2012 · 1 Comment

As I reported earlier today, Scott Thompson has decided to step down at Yahoo as CEO citing recently discovered health problems as the main reason. Some may say it comes at very convenient time as he was actively trying to …

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Yahoo CEO Resigns and Third Point Wins Proxy Battle
By Shawn Hess · May 14, 2012 · 1 Comment

Last week was a tough one at Yahoo. It started early in the week with CEO Scott Thompson trying to sidestep direct accusations that he purposefully introduced false academic credentials that showed he held a computer science degree. Claiming that …

Business

Yahoo! CEO Never Actually Gave Out False Credentials
By Shawn Hess · May 11, 2012 · 4 Comments

The newest development in the Yahoo fake credentials debacle has surfaced and it has to do with how the fake credentials made their way into CEO Thompson’s biography. The first thing is that Thompson claims he never actually provided a …

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Scott Thompson is Sorry About the Disruption
By Shawn Hess · May 8, 2012 · 1 Comment

I am sure by now you have heard that the proxy battle between the Yahoo board of directors and activist shareholder Dan Loeb and his firm Third Point has gotten a little ugly for the leadership over at Yahoo. Essentially …

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Yahoos Still Stirring About Thompson's False Bio
By Shawn Hess · May 7, 2012 · 1 Comment

Looking back to last week you’ll probably remember that shareholder activist, Dan Loeb and his investment firm Third Point was stirring the pot big time over at Yahoo. In fact, Loeb is darn right pissed off about the professional path …

Business

Yahoo’s Scott Thompson Accused of False Credentials
By Shawn Hess · May 4, 2012 · 2 Comments

As the proxy battle between the Yahoo board of directors and activist shareholder Dan Loeb heats up, new information has come to light that CEO Scott Thompson has some fraudulent credentials. Of course the so called oversight was brought to …

Business

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Yahoo! Names New Board Members: Proxy Battle!
By Shawn Hess · March 26, 2012

Large shareholder have been unhappy with Yahoo! since it failed to close a deal with Microsoft back in 2008. The deal would have joined Yahoo! and Microsoft and, as many believe, made the brand much more valuable. Yahoo! is currently …

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Yahoo Seeks to Hire New Board Members
By Mike Fossum · March 23, 2012

The leadership at Yahoo thinks it can ward off a challenge from activist shareholder Daniel Loeb of Third Point, by aggressively courting three new board members to replace the five that are leaving. The internet giant has already filled two …

Business

Yahoo Ready to Find Replacement CEO

Scott Thompson Steps Down From F5 and Splunk Inc.

Yahoo and Alibaba Make Stock Deal Official

Thompson Leaves Yahoo with No Severance but Makes Millions

Scott Thompson Leaves Yahoo After Cancer Diagnosis

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