WSJ: Yahoo has picked its new CEO, Carol Bartz
AUTODESK
Carol Bartz, reportedly the nearest Yahoo CEO.
The Wall Street Journal reports that Yahoo, after a two-month search, has a unused headmost executive. Jerry Yang’sitting replacement will be Carol Bartz, former CEO of Autodesk, the paper reports, citing people familiar with the matter.
[Update, 2:55 p.m.: It’sitting official.]
The installation of a new CEO at Yahoo sets the stage for a possible resumption of deal talks between Microsoft and Yahoo. Last week, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told the Financial Times,
“We now have someone in place running our online matter [Qi Lu, a former Yahoo search exec who started at Microsoft last week], and Yahoo’s out looking for a CEO.
“If a search mete out is to be made, it’s probably to have existence made in the interim termination notwithstanding new leaders in both places.”
Original text: http://blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com/techtracks/2009/01/13/wsj_yahoo_has_picked_its_new_ceo_carol_bartz.html
