[Updated] “Do you Yahoo?” - Another says No
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New York Times is reporting three more executives will be leaving Yahoo! shortly. Today’s news along with recent departure of some other executives leaves Yahoo network division headless in the wake of failed Microsoft bid to acquire Yahoo.
- Mr. Qi Lu is executive vice president of the search and advertising technology group. He oversaw engineering efforts for the company’s search engine and search advertising technology.
- Mr. Brad Garlinghouse is senior vice president for communications and communities and is responsible for vital products like Yahoo Mail.
- Mr. Vish Makhijani, senior vice president for Yahoo’s search group, is leaving to become chief executive of Russia’s leading search engine, Yandex.
According to the article, a senior executive said on the condition of anonymity, that an expected reorganization of the Yahoo “is the worst possible thing they would do at the moment. In a time of total instability, the last thing you want to do is make people nervous about their jobs”.
The executive said he was also considering options outside of Yahoo.
[Update] TechCrunch is reporting that delicious’s founder Joshua Schaschter is also jumping off the ship. He is reportedly frustrated with the process at Yahoo!.
It all makes things worse for Jerry Yang. I hope he is getting some sleep lately and getting ready for the July Board of Director’s meeting.
