Andrew LaVallee, Andrew LaVallee, Reporter, Wall Street Journal Digits

How Bartz Was Received at Autodesk–17 Years Ago

January 14, 2009 at 12:01 am PT

Yahoo is to name Autodesk CEO Carol Bartz to the top post, so now comes the time to digest what it means. TechCrunch noted the Internet company’s falling stock price since the announcement, while AllThingsD points out that Ms. Bartz, while a tech veteran, doesn’t have a media background. Time will tell how she does at Yahoo (YHOO), but some of the things she’s likely to face there are ones she also dealt with at Autodesk (ADSK), which tapped her for the leadership position nearly 17 years ago.

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Sam Harrison

ironic that autodesk announced layoffs today…and isn’t a leader in any realm…so how good did super carol do?

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