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Yahoo CEO to quit
PremiumRoss Levinsohn. Photo: Reuters
New York: Struggling internet firm Yahoo!’s former interim CEO Ross Levinsohn, who was overlooked for the top position, is leaving the company Tuesday.
In a regulatory filing with the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) of the US yesterday, the company said that Levinsohn will leave the company effective 31 July 2012.
Levinsohn took over as interim CEO in May this year after Scott Thompson quit over charges of manipulating his resume.
Prior to his appointment as an interim CEO, Levinsohn was Yahoo!’s Executive Vice President of Americas and then Head of Global Media and Executive Vice President at the company.
As part of his compensation, the company is giving Levinsohn 67,000 shares of restricted stock. The deal also includes 250,000 stock options with an exercise price $15.80 apiece and a cash severance benefit equal to Levinsohn’s base salary for 12 months, his target annual bonus for 12 months, and a prorated portion of his target annual bonus for 2013.
Levinsohn has served as president for Fox Sports Interactive Media and was co-founder of digital media investment firm Fuse Capital, before joining Yahoo!. PTI
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