Heidrick & Struggles

Confirmed: Yahoo Names PayPal Head Scott Thompson as New CEO

Kara Swisher in News on January 4 at 6:08 am PT

Like I said.

Here Are Some More Yahoo CEO Choices: Liddell, Rosenblatt, Desmond

Kara Swisher in News on December 27, 2011 at 4:12 am PT

Let’s throw a few more names on the fire!

Potential Yahoo CEO David Kenny Now Much More Available

Peter Kafka in News on October 26, 2011 at 2:34 pm PT

Akamai president David Kenny has stepped down after a year on the job — and in the midst of Yahoo’s CEO search, where his name has come up as a possible Carol Bartz replacement.

Exclusive: Yahoo Hires Heidrick & Struggles for CEO Search

Kara Swisher in News on October 13, 2011 at 4:53 pm PT

According to sources close to the situation, Yahoo has hired Heidrick & Struggles for its CEO search. I am, naturally, waiting by the phone for the call.

Think You Can Help AOL Keep Hackers at Bay? Here's the Job for You.

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on March 3, 2011 at 3:00 pm PT

AOL is searching for a new head of IT security. Think you’re up for it? We have the job description.

Exclusive: Major Meltdown at Yahoo as More Top Execs to Depart, Including U.S. Head Hilary Schneider

Kara Swisher in News on September 29, 2010 at 4:21 pm PT

The executive turmoil at the very top of Yahoo continues, with the company poised to announce the resignations of three top execs, including U.S. head Hilary Schneider, according to sources close to the situation. The other execs also leaving, which Yahoo is planning on revealing Friday: U.S. Audience head David Ko and, as BoomTown previously reported, VP of Media Jimmy Pitaro.

Yahoo Poised to Name New International Head–After Five-Month Look-See at the Crowned Web Heads of Europe

Kara Swisher in News on August 17, 2009 at 11:24 am PT

Yahoo is closer to naming a new international head, according to sources, the last big slot left in the top management structure of CEO Carol Bartz. While BoomTown is endeavoring to get the name of this international man of mystery, the suspect list is long, since Yahoo’s headhunter for the job–Heidrick & Struggles–has pretty much talked to the gamut of international Web muckety-mucks since the search started six months ago. In a memo to Yahoo staff after her reorganization in February, Bartz said that “international growth is critical for Yahoo!, which has become too reliant on its U.S. business over the years.”

Bartz to Be Named Yahoo CEO: Now What's Next?

Kara Swisher in News on January 13, 2009 at 10:12 am PT

It looks like Carol Bartz will be taking on the thankless role as new Yahoo CEO. Sources close to the situation told BoomTown–which had first named the former Autodesk CEO the top pick for the top job at the troubled Internet company last week–that Bartz has been approved for the job by the Yahoo board and has accepted it. The Wall Street Journal is also reporting the move. But can the experienced tech exec turn Yahoo around?

Dear Yahoo Board: C'mon, Get On With It (A CEO by Tomorrow Would Be Good)

Kara Swisher in News on December 30, 2008 at 6:00 am PT

BoomTown’s got nothing, which is not something I like to say very much. I am talking about the Yahoo CEO search, which is either being done by the Internet giant’s board in such elegant secrecy and with such amazing stealth that it is getting by everyone. That or it’s business as usual for the Yahoo board, which so far has never met a challenge for the company it could not drag out painfully and with great public dithering.

Yahoo Board Casts About for New CEO: No Committee, Six Criteria and AOL Merger-Ready!

Kara Swisher in News on December 3, 2008 at 5:00 am PT

Now let’s return from the land of fatuous deal schemes and half-baked plots to buy Yahoo and get to the most critical issue facing its board right now: Finding a new CEO to replace outgoing leader Jerry Yang. Sources tell BoomTown that board Chairman Roy Bostock has been asserting a new CEO will be named by the new year. Only 28 more shopping days until management clarity! Well, maybe not so much, given there is no formal search committee. But there is a list and a pending AOL deal, so let’s hope for a miracle on 701 First Avenue in Sunnyvale!