After revealing the departure of various top Yahoo suits, including Network Division executive vice president Jeff Weiner, only a matter of days ago, it has now come to light that yet more of Yahoo’s leading brass are clambering for pastures new as the Yahoo executive exodus continues.
Yahoo loses yet more executives as corporate exodus continues. Image: Zoe/Flickr.
According to the Washington Post, sources situated close to the pioneering Internet company have revealed that Qi Lu, executive vice president of Search and Advertising Technology; Brad Garlinghouse, senior vice president of Communications and Communities; and Vish Makhijani, senior vice president and general manager of Search are all clearing their corporate desks ahead of seeking fresh challenges beyond the Yahoo fold.
In terms of subsequent destinations, WP’s sources claim that Qi Lu’s next move is not yet known, while Garlinghouse is apparently being scouted by a number of private equity firms, and Makhijani is supposedly readying himself for a position as the chief executive officer of Russian search company Yandex.
It is worth noting that, while the sudden rush of additions to the out-going executive list has certainly kicked up following the withdrawal of Microsoft Corp’s protracted and aggressive $44.6 billion USD takeover bid of Yahoo, the new departures exist as only the latest in a long-running spate of leadership losses for the Internet giant.
Specifically, the diligent boffins at technology Web site TechCrunch have amassed an intriguing run down off all the execs Yahoo has bid farewell to since the turn of 2007 -- there are over 50 names on the ever-expanding list.
The listing outlines that Yahoo has so-far lost around 24 heavyweight executives in 2008 (11 of those in June alone), with the likes of Flickr founders Stewart Butterfield and Catherina Fake following chief data officer Usama Fayyad, director of engineering Mike Math, senior director of international business Matthew Berardo, and vice president of engineering Amr Awadallah out the door.
2007’s notables include chief operating officer Dan Rosensweig, who took a position as an operating partner at Quadrangle, head of music Bob Roback, who formed start-up Twain Media, and chief marketing officer Cammie Dunaway, who joined Japanese gaming company Nintendo. Yahoo chairman and CEO Terry Semel moved on to become chairman of Windsor Media in January of 2008.
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