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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Scott_Thompson_(businessman)Scott Thompson (businessman) - Wikipedia

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   Yahoo! Yahoo! hired Thompson as CEO in January 2012. In early April 2012, Thompson announced and executed a plan to reduce Yahoo!'s 14,000 employees by 2,000, or 14% of the workforce. Several executives left Yahoo! just before the layoffs began. On March 14, 2012, Yahoo! filed a patent lawsuit against Facebook over ten patents.

   • Nationality: American
   • Born: Scott Thompson, 13 November 1957 (age 65), Taunton, Massachusetts

   • Alma mater: Stonehill College (degree in Accounting)
   • Occupation: Business executive

2. money.cnn.com › 2012/05/13 › technologyYahoo CEO Scott Thompson out after resume scandal - May. 13, 2012

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   May 14, 2012 · NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson is out after it was found he padded his resume with an embellished college degree, ending his term at the company after just four months....

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   Why did Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson resign?

   • Strong Candidates Abound, But First -- a Vision, Please Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson stepped down from his job at the internet giant on Sunday in the wake of a scandal over a fake computer science degree that he had listed on his bio.

   Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson Will Step Down (Updated)

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   Why did Scott Thompson leave Yahoo?

   • “This was causing incredible turmoil and making the company even more fragile than it was,” the director said. After discrepancies on his résumé, Scott Thompson left his post as Yahoo’s chief. He doesn’t have a degree in computer science.

   The Undoing of Scott Thompson at Yahoo - The New York Times

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   Why did Steve Thompson leave Yahoo?

   • On May 3, Daniel Loeb, a principal shareholder (5.8% stake in Yahoo through the Third Point LLC fund), discovered that Thompson's official Yahoo biography exaggerated his academic credentials, showing a dual degree in accounting and computer science, while his actual degree was only in accounting. Thompson’s departure will be expensive for Yahoo.

   Yahoo CEO Thompson Resigns

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   Who is Steve Thompson & what did he do for Yahoo?

   • Thompson came from eBay Inc. ( EBAY) in January to replace Carol Bartz, who was dismissed by the Yahoo board in September 2011. Yahoo hired Thompson hoping that he would turn around the struggling Web portal.

   Yahoo CEO Thompson Resigns

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4. www.yahoo.com › entertainment › yahoo-ceo-scottYahoo CEO Scott Thompson Will Step Down (Updated)

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   May 14, 2012 · Yahoo announced in 2012 that Scott Thompson, the former PayPal CEO, had left the company after it was revealed that he lied about his computer science degree. The board also settled with activist shareholder Daniel Loeb, who exposed the resume flub and demanded changes.

5. www.cnbc.com › id › 47423631Yahoo CEO’s Exit: Debacle for Company, and a Warning for ...

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   May 15, 2012 · The departure of Scott Thompson as CEO of Yahoo over the weekend poses a new challenge for the struggling firm, but it's also a cautionary tale that ripples beyond the high-tech industry. The...

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7. www.nytimes.com › 2012/05/19 › businessThe Undoing of Scott Thompson at Yahoo — Common Sense - The ...

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   May 19, 2012 · May 18, 2012. When the activist shareholder Daniel Loeb confronted Yahoo’s directors on May 3 with the possibility that Yahoo’s recently hired chief executive, Scott Thompson, might...

8. news.yahoo.com › news › scott-thompson-resign-yahooScott Thompson to Resign from Yahoo

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   May 13, 2012 · May 13, 2012. Scott Thompson to Resign from Yahoo. A little over four months since starting the job, a fudged resume is forcing Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson's to announce will step down...

9. finance.yahoo.com › news › yahoo-ceo-thompsonYahoo CEO Thompson Resigns

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   May 15, 2012 · Tue, May 15, 2012, 12:05 PM. Yahoo! Inc. ( YHOO) announced that its chief executive officer Scott Thompson has resigned after it was revealed that his academic credentials were inflated....