Company co-founder Jerry Yang becomes chief executive, but how long will he stay in that post? Yang replaces Semel as Yahoo CEO
The company names co-founder Jerry Yang to be CEO, as Terry Semel shifts to a role as nonexecutive chairman.
June 18, 2007 Is Yang right to run Yahoo?
news analysis Company co-founder will likely be an "interim" CEO, with President Sue Decker on deck, observers say.
June 18, 2007 Yahoo blows its big chance
perspective CNET News.com's Charles Cooper writes that Jerry Yang's second coming isn't the vision Yahoo diehards had when they called for a new CEO.
June 18, 2007 Web gives voice to disgruntled investors
Eric Jackson credits his Internet campaign for organizing disgruntled Yahoo investors and helping to bring about Semel's departure as CEO.
June 18, 2007 Semel's letter to the board
yahoo memo A letter from outgoing CEO to Yahoo's board of directors says it's "time for new executive leadership."
June 18, 2007 Board's letter to Semel
yahoo memo A letter to Yahoo's exiting CEO says he was key to company's success, but that there is "no better person in the world to run Yahoo now" than co-founder Jerry Yang.
June 18, 2007 previous coverage
Shareholders blast CEO Semel for Yahoo performance
But they follow board recommendations to reject pay-for-performance and censorship proposals.
June 12, 2006Google rises at Yahoo's expense
Two years ago, the biggest search companies were about the same size. Now Google is twice as large and growing fast. What happened?
April 23, 2006A force for change at Yahoo
CFO Susan Decker is taking on a key advertising role as the suddenly wobbly company looks to get back on firm ground.
December 21, 2006 Can Yahoo do content?
The Web portal's plan to become a major Internet content player is treading water, despite its Hollywood credentials.
February 21, 2006