Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang has resigned from its board of directors according to the business.
&ldquoMy time at Yahoo!, from its founding to the current, has encompassedsomeof the most interesting and rewarding encounters of my lifestyle,&rdquo Yang wrote in a letter to chairman Roy Bostock. &ldquoHowever, the time has come for me to pursue other interests external of Yahoo! As I depart the firm I co-founded virtually 17 years back, I am enthusiastic about the appointment of Scott Thompson as Chief Government Officer and his potential, along with the total Yahoo! leadership group, to manual Yahoo! into an interesting and effective future.&rdquo
Yang's departure follows the modern appointment of Scott Thompson as CEO, who replaced the absurd Carol Bartz following she was fired. Many have named for Yang's departure for several years, and the day has lastly occur.
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