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Yahoo interim CEO may need to gear up to be permanent CEO

With Scott Thompson's vacated chair still warm, there's already chatter about Yahoo's next permanent CEO. In a companywide meeting today, Yahoo's new chairman, Fred Amoroso, told the staff that he wanted the new interim chief executive, Ross Levinsohn, to become the company's permanent CEO, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Thompson resigned as Yahoo's CEO yesterday, after his position became untenable because of a scandal involving a false claim to a computer science degree. Levinsohn, 48, was the company's executive vice president before taking over as interim CEO yesterday. Before Yahoo, Levinsohn worked … Read more

Yahoo CEO's resume controversy killing employee morale?

Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson has finally acknowledged to employees that he's facing some trouble, but that doesn't mean they're ready to give him a pass.

"I am sure you have seen the reports of questions raised regarding my undergraduate degree," Thompson wrote in an e-mail sent Friday to employees and viewed by CNET. "As we said yesterday, the board is reviewing the matter and, upon completion of its review, will make an appropriate disclosure to shareholders. In the meantime, I'm doing what I hope all of you are doing -- staying focused on … Read more