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Carol Bartz fired as Yahoo CEO, Company is for sale

Written on 07 Sep 2011 by Vincent Abry

Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz was fired over the phone. With just a 33% employee approval rate it was just a matter of time. Tim Morse the actual CFO, was named Interim CEO.

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Yahoo stock was jumping (+6%) after removing Carol Bartz from her role as CEO. Sale of the company could probably be the next move.

Read official news : Yahoo! Announces Leadership Reorganization

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