8 posts and columns on stepping down

RealNetworks' Rob Glaser Talks About Giving the Internet a Voice and, Yes, Woolly Mammoths!

in News on January 15, 2010 at 5:20 am PT

Rob Glaser called BoomTown when he landed in Washington, D.C., only a few hours after he announced Wednesday he was stepping down as longtime CEO of RealNetworks…Although execs come and go in various and sundry ways–you simply have to give Glaser credit for his pioneering work in bringing both audio and video to the Web.
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European Head Toby Coppel Departs Yahoo

in News on November 27, 2008 at 8:01 am PT

Yahoo is losing yet another top executive–Toby Coppel, its EVP and managing director of Europe and Canada, is set to announce today that he is stepping down. The departure, which has been in the works for months, is not related to the recent news that Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang is also relinquishing his job as soon as the company completes its search for another CEO. His successor will be Rich Riley, who is currently SVP of Europe’s Advertiser & Publisher Group, which put him in charge of all revenues for the division.

The Entire Internal Yahoo Memo on European Head Toby Coppel's Departure

in News on November 27, 2008 at 8:00 am PT

Here’s the internal Yahoo memo from President Sue Decker about the stepping down of Yahoo European head, Toby Coppel, which BoomTown wrote about here. The departure, which has been in the works for months, is not related to the recent news that Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang is also relinquishing his job as soon as the company completes its search for another CEO. His successor will be Rich Riley, who is currently SVP of Europe’s Advertiser & Publisher Group. Here’s the memo.

Yahoo Reaction: "You Can Kick This Dog, but It Still Barks"

in News on November 18, 2008 at 10:24 am PT

Yesterday, after the news got out that Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang was stepping down from his job and that a search was on for a new CEO, BoomTown got inundated with reaction from everyone from readers of this blog to Internet players to Yahoo employees. In fact, my single favorite quote came from one Yahoo staffer: “You can kick this dog, but it still barks.” Grrrrr…this and some Yahoo myths explored within.

Yahoo’s Peter (Chernin) Principle — And Other CEO Choices

in News on November 18, 2008 at 12:12 am PT

Obviously, the dream CEO for Yahoo is News Corp. President and COO Peter Chernin. And, no surprise, he is the No. 1 choice of most inside and outside Yahoo in the wake of the news late yesterday that its current CEO and co-founder Jerry Yang is stepping down. Well, Yahoo would certainly be a challenge for Chernin, in terms of a corporate cleanup challenge, especially compared to figuring out how to make bank on plush toys from “The Simpsons.” But there are many other contenders for the job, despite the slog it could be. Here’s BoomTown’s list …

BoomTown Scoop Confirmed: The Entire Yahoo Press Release on Yang Stepping Down as CEO

in News on November 17, 2008 at 5:37 pm PT

As BoomTown reported earlier today in an exclusive scoop, Yahoo has confirmed that CEO Jerry Yang will be stepping down and a search for his replacement is underway. Heidrick & Struggles will conduct the search for a new CEO, who is likely to come from outside the company. Here is the entire Yahoo press release about the development…

Jerry Yang's Entire Memo to His Employees on Stepping Down as CEO

in News on November 17, 2008 at 4:58 pm PT

BoomTown has obtained the entire memo from Jerry Yang to his employees at Yahoo about his plans to step down as Yahoo CEO. Yang, a truly nice man–which has been a plus and a minus for him–and an Internet visionary for sure, penned a classy note to the Yahoo troops. And BoomTown, feeling sentimental, will not even make fun of the lack of capitalization this time. Here’s the memo…

Yahoo's Jerry Yang to Step Down, as a Search for New CEO Commences

in News on November 17, 2008 at 4:50 pm PT

Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang will step down from his job as CEO, said sources close to the company, as soon as the board finds a replacement for him, in what sources close to the situation call a joint decision by him and the directors. Yahoo will announce the move later today. [UPDATED: Yahoo has since confirmed the move.] Yahoo has hired Heidrick & Struggles, the well-known executive search firm, to vet candidates, both internally and externally, to take over the top spot at the troubled Internet giant. Sources said it is unlikely current Yahoo President Sue Decker will get the job, which is more likely to go to an outsider. Some BoomTown choices: News Corp. COO Peter Chernin, former eBay CEO Meg Whitman or former Yahoo COO Dan Rosensweig.