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It's Official. Icahn's on the Yahoo Board

He is expected to exert pressure on Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang to step down
By Maureen O'Gara
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August 7, 2008 07:15 PM EDT
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Microsoft hugger Carl Icahn is now officially on the Yahoo board. Under the deal that ended his proxy fight, two more directors from Icahn's original "oust-the-incumbents" proxy slate are supposed to be elected by mid-month.



The list was supposed to include ex-AOL CEO Jonathan Miller but Time Warner is enforcing his non-compete. The troika is expected to exert pressure on Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang to step down and on Yahoo to do a deal with Microsoft. Eight of the old guard remain.

Published August 7, 2008 – Reads 2,435
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