SCOOP: Yahoo Go — Kiss these Yahoo VPs goodbye!
Wanna know who's getting booted from Yahoo next week? Here are the definite losers and the could-be-gones, with some corporate buzz about their chances. If you have more, e-mail tips@valleywag.com.
Guaranteed
- Bill Demas, Senior Vice President & General Manager, Yahoo Publishing Network
- Will Johnson, VP & general manager of the Yahoo Publishing Network
One can hope
- Chief Technology Officer Farzad Nazem [already "not all there," knowwhatimean?]
- Chief Information Officer Lars Rabbe [if it's broke, he don't fix it]
- Senior VP of platform and product engineering Phu Hoang [what does this man do?]
- Chief Product Officer Ash Patel [doesn't get it]
- Senior VP of Connected Life Marco Boerries [the anti-Midas]
- Senior Product Manager for Yahoo Publisher Network Cody Simms [scenester here for the ride]
- Senior Product Manager in Corporate Development Ian Kennedy [here for another ride (maybe the tilt-a-whirl)]
One suspects is imminent
- Marc Davis, founder of Yahoo! Research Berkeley [tossed out months ago]
Likely? Hell Yeah
- CEO Terry Semel (pictured)
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE
- Whoever invited Deepak Chopra to visit Yahoo