Monday, June 18, 2007

New Yahoo CEO another Silicon Valley college dropout

(Reuters) - Yahoo, which Yang created as a graduate student at Stanford University to monitor his personal interests in the early days of the Web, is a far more complex business these days -- and one facing stiff challenges from arch-rival Google Inc.




It's a big step up for Yang. He has held the title of Chief Yahoo at the company for more than a decade, largely playing a role in managing key business development deals while leaving the top management powers to outside hires.


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