Meg Whitman

Yahoo faces up to life after Jerry

After a turnaround plan that never got off the ground, falling profits and a disastrous reaction to his rejection of Microsoft's advances, Yahoo chief executive and founder Jerry Yang has fallen on his sword after 18 months at...

Richard Sherman to Join DreamWorks Animation Board of Directors

GLENDALE, Calif., Nov. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. announced today the election of Richard Sherman to its Board of Directors. Mr. Sherman has served as Chief Executive Officer of The David Geffen...

Sue Decker Should Be Yahoo's Next CEO (at Seeking Alpha)

by: Eric Jackson November 19, 2008 | about stocks: ) offer to buy his company at triple its current valuation, as well as a continuous outflow of top talent. Once in the CEO role, Yang promised 100 days to analyze the business...

Yahoo!s CEO Search Commences [Internet Sector and Stocks Analysis from Seeking Alpha]

Site/blog: Internet Sector and Stocks Analysis from Seeking Alpha Article: Sramana Mitra submits: Here are the candidates according to to Kara Swisher: “While Yahoo’s (YHOO) board has some execs in mind to become CEO, obvious...

Yahoo CEO Search: Some Possible Names: Miller, Chernin, Freston, Rosensweig and Others

Now that Yahoo’s board has finally found its balls to try and replace Jerry Yang, here are some names they should and probably are considering: -- He has considered taking up the top media position within Yahoo as one point,...

Clinton, Hutchison and Feinstein May Set Off High-Profile Senate Races

It's a rarity that even one of the largest states in the country sees an unexpected opening in one of its major elected offices. But there is a real possibility that, in 2010, a trio of big states -- New York, California and...

Top 10 greatest IT chief executives

This week, we examine the executives who made technologies the basis of some of the largest businesses in the world. 10: Marc Benioff, Salesforce.com Shaun Nichols: Legend has it that when Marc Benioff broke the news to Larry...

Why Aren't There More Women on Boards?

Moving past tokenism and box checking opens doors to more diversity For those of us who monitor the number of women in the executive suite and boardroom, the announcement that Meg Whitman was stepping down as CEO of eBay after...

Panetta should top list of governor candidates

F or those of you who haven't had your fill of politics, here's a quick quiz. Frequently mentioned candidates for governor include Dianne Feinstein, Jerry Brown, Antonio Villaraigosa, John Garamendi, Gavin Newsom, Tom Campbell,...

Battle to broaden appeal as the Grand Old Party goes to war with itself

Republicans start to come to terms with reasons for defeat. Participants at the Republican Governors Association conference in Miami clung to this one encouraging exit poll like a liferaft. McCain campaign co-chair Meg Whitman,...

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