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| 雅虎創(chuàng)始人楊致遠(yuǎn) |
楊致遠(yuǎn)將繼續(xù)保留所謂“雅虎酋長(zhǎng)（chief Yahoo）”的職位，這也是楊致遠(yuǎn)在2007年接替特里-塞梅爾擔(dān)任雅虎CEO之前擁有的頭銜。
楊致遠(yuǎn)于上世紀(jì)90年代與大衛(wèi)-費(fèi)羅共同創(chuàng)立了雅虎公司。他于2007年接替特里-塞梅爾擔(dān)任雅虎首席執(zhí)行官，其核心工作是扭轉(zhuǎn)雅虎在與Google競(jìng)爭(zhēng)中的不利局面，以及通過(guò)雅虎的各種互聯(lián)網(wǎng)資產(chǎn)獲得更多收入。
盡管許多股東希望出售公司以便套利，但楊致遠(yuǎn)和雅虎其他董事會(huì)成員當(dāng)時(shí)并不愿意將雅虎出售給微軟。在經(jīng)過(guò)數(shù)個(gè)月的拖延和談判之后，微軟最終于5月份放棄收購(gòu)，這導(dǎo)致雅虎股價(jià)大幅下挫。
在過(guò)去三個(gè)月中，雅虎股價(jià)跌幅近50%。最近更一度跌破每股10美元，創(chuàng)下自2003年以來(lái)新低。不過(guò)在周一最新的盤后交易中，雅虎股價(jià)上漲超過(guò)4%，達(dá)每股11.1美元。（金童）
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自：楊致遠(yuǎn)
主題：更新
雅虎員工們：
我將參與尋找繼任者的工作，并將繼續(xù)擔(dān)任CEO一職，直到新任CEO被選出。一旦確定繼任者，我就將回歸此前的“雅虎酋長(zhǎng)”的職位，并繼續(xù)擔(dān)任董事會(huì)成員。
去年6月，我接受董事會(huì)的請(qǐng)求擔(dān)任CEO一職，負(fù)責(zé)對(duì)雅虎進(jìn)行重組和重新定位，使雅虎在用戶和合伙伙伴需求快速變化的環(huán)境下變得更加有效。擔(dān)任CEO以來(lái)，我與董事會(huì)就繼任時(shí)間進(jìn)行了持續(xù)的對(duì)話。感謝你們不知疲倦的努力，我們已經(jīng)創(chuàng)造了一個(gè)更加開(kāi)放、更具競(jìng)爭(zhēng)性的雅虎。我們相信，目前是時(shí)候向新任CEO過(guò)渡，他將帶領(lǐng)公司走向新的高度。
盡管我們面臨不利的外部環(huán)境，但雅虎仍然是一個(gè)明顯與眾不同的公司，并在許多方面都比18個(gè)月之前更加強(qiáng)大。因此我們更有必要利用目前的機(jī)會(huì)使公司的運(yùn)營(yíng)盡可能有效。我堅(jiān)定的相信，通過(guò)平臺(tái)的轉(zhuǎn)變、成本和營(yíng)收狀況的重新梳理，我們?yōu)樾氯蜟EO提供了一個(gè)獨(dú)一無(wú)二的窗口，他將負(fù)責(zé)公司下一波決定性的決策。
你們都知道，我一直，并且將永遠(yuǎn)流著“紫色（雅虎的代表色）的血液”。對(duì)這家偉大的公司來(lái)說(shuō)，我將永遠(yuǎn)做我認(rèn)為正確的事情。這一人事更替對(duì)所有人來(lái)說(shuō)都是一次調(diào)整，但是我認(rèn)為這是完全正確的。在這一過(guò)程中，一旦董事會(huì)有所進(jìn)展，我將及時(shí)通知你們。我將繼續(xù)盡我所能使雅虎充分發(fā)揮潛力。
謝謝
楊致遠(yuǎn)
以下為楊致遠(yuǎn)致員工信全文（英文）：
To: all yahoos
Fr: Jerry
Subject: update
yahoos -
i wanted to address all of you on the news we’ve just announced. the board of directors and I have agreed to initiate a succession process for the ceo role of yahoo!. roy bostock, our chairman of the board, is leading the effort to identify and assess potential candidates for consideration by the full board. the board will be evaluating and considering both internal and external candidates and has retained heidrick and struggles to help in this effort.
i will be participating in the search for my successor, and i will continue as ceo until the board selects a new ceo. once a successor is named, i will return to my previous role as chief yahoo and continue to serve as a director on the board.
last june, i accepted the board’s request that i assume the ceo role to restructure and reposition the company as a whole in order to more effectively meet the fast-changing needs of both users and partners. since taking on the ceo role, i have had an ongoing dialogue with the board about succession timing. thanks in large measure to your tireless efforts, we have created a more open, competitive yahoo! and we believe the time is now right to transition to a new ceo who can take the company to the next level.
despite the external environment we face, the fact remains that yahoo! is now a significantly different company that is stronger in many ways than it was just 18 months ago. this only makes it all the more essential that we manage this opportunity to leverage the progress up to this point as effectively as possible. i strongly believe that having transformed our platform and better aligned costs and revenues, we have a unique window for the right ceo to take ownership over the next wave of mission-critical decisions facing the company.
all of you know that I have always, and will always bleed purple. i will always do what I think is right for this great company. while this step will be an adjustment for all of us, i know it’s the right one. i look forward to updating you on this process as soon as the board has developments to share, and will continue to do everything i can to make yahoo! fulfill its full potential.
thank you,
jerry
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