Yahoo! Shareholders Elect Brad Smith and Patti Hart to Board of
Directors
SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS
WIRE)--Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) today announced that Brad Smith,
president and
CEO of Intuit, and Patti Hart, CEO of International Game
Technology
(IGT), have been elected to its Board of Directors. Mr. Smith and
Ms.
Hart were elected by shareholders along with eight continuing
board
members at the Annual Shareholder meeting.
?I look forward
to offering my perspective and global leadership to help shape
Yahoo?s
strategic direction, a company that not only shares Intuit?s
commitment
to helping individuals and small businesses manage their online
lives,
but connects them to products, services and each other.?
?Both Brad and Patti are tremendous additions to the Yahoo! Board
of
Directors and bring a wealth of expertise,? said Roy Bostock,
Chairman
of Yahoo!?s Board of Directors. ?We look forward to leveraging
Brad?s
extensive experience with consumer products and the distribution
of
large scale software solutions over the Internet, and Patti?s deep
leadership experience in Internet and technology companies as well
as
her public company board work.?
Brad has served as president and chief executive officer of Intuit
Inc.
and as member of its board of directors since January 2008. Since
joining Intuit in 2003, he has held leadership positions in the
company?s small business division, consumer tax group and
accounting
professionals division. Prior to joining Intuit, Brad was senior
vice
president of Marketing and Business Development at ADP.
?I?m delighted to serve on the Yahoo! Board of Directors,? said
Brad
Smith, president and chief executive officer of Intuit. ?I look
forward
to offering my perspective and global leadership to help shape
Yahoo?s
strategic direction, a company that not only shares Intuit?s
commitment
to helping individuals and small businesses manage their online
lives,
but connects them to products, services and each other.?
Patti was named president and chief executive officer of IGT in
April
2009 and has served on its board of directors since June 2006.
Prior to
joining IGT, Patti was the chairman and chief executive officer of
Pinnacle Systems, Inc. and of Excite@Home, Inc. She has previously
served as a director of Korn/Ferry International, Inc., Lin TV
Corporation, Plantronics, Inc. and Spansion LLC.
?I am pleased to be a member of the Yahoo! Board of Directors,?
said
Patti Hart, president and CEO of IGT. ?The Yahoo! team is
incredibly
talented and I look forward to sharing my insight and expertise as
Yahoo! continues to build upon its vision of being the center of
people?s online lives and delivering the best consumer and
advertiser
experiences.?
About Yahoo!
Yahoo! attracts hundreds of millions of users every month through
its
innovative technology and engaging content and services, making it
one
of the most visited Internet destinations and a world-class online
media
company. Yahoo!'s vision is to be the center of people's online
lives by
delivering personally relevant, meaningful Internet experiences.
Yahoo!
is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. For more information,
visit pressroom.yahoo.com
or the company's blog, Yodel Anecdotal (yodel.yahoo.com).
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respective owners.
Yahoo! Inc.
Dana Lengkeek, 408-349-1130 (Media)
danal@yahoo-inc.comCathy
La Rocca, 408-349-5188 (Investors)
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