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Will Yahoo's board also get a makeover?
News After months of criticism, Terry Semel is gone from the corner office at Yahoo, and Jerry Yang is finally back to running the company he co-founded. But in the aftermath of the executive shake-up at the internet's number-two search site, a big...
[June 25, 2007, 15:42]
Yahoo CEO Semel steps down
News Yahoo chief executive Terry Semel stepped down on Monday and handed the reins of the struggling search company to co-founder Jerry Yang after six years on the job. Semel "has not only been a strong leader, he's been a consummate partner…Terry has...
[June 19, 2007, 8:11]
New Yahoo! chief exec appointed from Warner
News on Tuesday appointed former Warner Brothers executive Terry Semel as its new chairman and chief executive officer, just a little over a month after Tim Koogle decided to step down from the top spot. I think the appointment of Terry Semel confirms...
[April 17, 2001, 14:39]
Is Yang right to run Yahoo?
News On Monday, Yang took over as the chief executive at Yahoo, replacing seasoned executive Terry Semel. Decker may be the "strategic powerhouse" and "financial wizard" that Semel said she is during a conference call discussing the changes, but Yang...
[June 19, 2007, 12:54]
Top execs depart in Yahoo reshuffle
News The executives heading up the units will report directly to Yahoo chief executive Terry Semel. The internet is continuing to grow and evolve at a rapid pace, and we're reshaping Yahoo to be a leader in this transformation, just as we did...
[December 6, 2006, 7:47]
Solving Yahoo's identity crisis
News Such a move will punctuate more than a year of internal wrangling at Yahoo, beginning with the departure of chief operating officer Dan Rosensweig and entertainment head Lloyd Braun in December 2006, followed in June 2007 by chief executive Terry...
[January 28, 2008, 14:36]
Yahoo! and AOL: Reversal of fortunes
News Terry Semel's vision and plan was to build deeper and stronger relationships with users and then go out and build, buy and partner to make value," Dan Rosensweig, chief operating officer at Yahoo! chief executive Terry Semel, who replaced Tim...
[January 21, 2003, 12:29]
Yahoo! beats Street's target by a hair
News on Wednesday reported second-quarter earnings that exceeded Wall Street's expectations, marking the Internet bellwether's first financial quarter under new chief executive Terry Semel. is in control of its future; my agenda is to stabilise and...
[July 12, 2001, 9:26]
Shareholders lay into Yahoo boss
News Yahoo shareholders criticised a defensive and slightly combative chief executive Terry Semel for the company's lagging performance after the annual stockholder meeting Tuesday. Shareholders also re-elected all the board members, snubbing a request...
[June 13, 2007, 10:53]
Yahoo rejected Microsoft search offer
News Yahoo chief executive Terry Semel has revealed he recently rebuffed Microsoft's attempt to bag a stake in the company. According to a report in the Financial Times, Semel said: "Microsoft taking over Yahoo - that conversation has never come up.
[May 15, 2006, 11:05]
Yahoo!'s chief reaches out to Hollywood
News executives have taken on new roles at the Web portal, as newly appointed chief executive Terry Semel settles into his two-month-old job with a little help from his friends in Hollywood. Semel is considering hiring the two executives for positions...
[June 27, 2001, 12:27]
Yahoo chief floats ad-free future
News Yahoo, whose fortunes depend on selling online advertising, could some day offer versions without ads, its chief executive Terry Semel said. Speaking with Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang at an event sponsored by the Commonwealth Club, Semel said its...
[February 26, 2004, 8:00]
Yahoo chief to be paid $1 salary
News Yahoo chief executive Terry Semel, the highest compensated executive in the San Francisco Bay Area last year at more than $56.8m (£30m), will receive an annual salary of $1 through 2008, according to documents made public on Friday by the US...
[June 5, 2006, 10:00]
Yahoo cosies up to MSN
News When it comes to online advertising, Yahoo and Microsoft are both sellers and thus on the same team, Yahoo chief executive Terry Semel said. Semel spoke on Friday to a group of advertisers to emphasise the opportunities of online advertising and...
[March 29, 2004, 11:30]
Google speeds ahead of rival Yahoo
News Google, once again, blew away Wall Street expectations, while financial analysts openly wondered how long Yahoo chief executive Terry Semel would stay in the internet company's corner office. Contrast those divergent fortunes with two years ago...
[April 24, 2007, 12:06]
Yahoo-eBay deal: a Google buster?
News The two companies unveiled a partnership on Thursday morning that could bring more advertising revenue to Yahoo, whose market share losses to Google brought angry words from shareholders at the portal giant's annual stockholder meeting later in...
[May 26, 2006, 8:55]
Yahoo! makes offer for HotJobs
News chief executive Terry Semel said in a statement. In an offer letter to HotJobs, Semel said the company's bid would pose less regulatory risk than its proposed merger with TMP. At an analyst conference in November, Semel slashed the company's 44...
[December 13, 2001, 12:35]
More job cuts ahead for Yahoo?
News We have determined key, go-forward opportunities to create new revenue streams," chief executive Terry Semel said during a call with Wall Street analysts. in May, Semel has made it a priority to develop paid services on the site and turn the...
[October 11, 2001, 9:47]
Yahoo! to clip divisions, lay off 400
News No more," chief executive Terry Semel said at the company's annual analysts' day meeting. We are looking at acquisitions to be a principal and to gain a competitive edge," Semel said, holding out Yahoo!
[November 16, 2001, 9:15]
Yahoo! beats the street, is optimistic
News chief executive Terry Semel said that during the coming year, the company would focus more on innovation and on improving product quality. Semel said during a conference call that excluding payments from Overture, marketing services revenue...
[April 10, 2003, 9:39]
