楊致遠(yuǎn)告別雅虎
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????雅虎（Yahoo）聯(lián)合創(chuàng)始人楊致遠(yuǎn)今天辭去了在這家互聯(lián)網(wǎng)公司董事會(huì)中的職務(wù)，同時(shí)也辭去了在公司中的所有其他職務(wù)。他還辭去了雅虎日本（Yahoo Japan）和阿里巴巴集團(tuán)（Alibaba Group）董事會(huì)的職務(wù)。 ????楊致遠(yuǎn)在一份聲明中稱： ????“創(chuàng)建雅虎到現(xiàn)在的這段時(shí)光中，我體驗(yàn)了一些生命中最激動(dòng)人心、最有益的經(jīng)歷。但是，現(xiàn)在我得開始尋求雅虎之外的其他興趣了。差不多17年前，我親自參與創(chuàng)辦了這家公司。值此離開之際，我對(duì)任命斯科特?湯普森為首席執(zhí)行官，對(duì)他的能力以及整個(gè)雅虎領(lǐng)導(dǎo)層的能力寄予厚望，熱切期待斯科特和雅虎領(lǐng)導(dǎo)團(tuán)隊(duì)將帶領(lǐng)雅虎走向振奮人心、成就卓著的未來?！?/p> ????許多楊致遠(yuǎn)的批評(píng)者可能會(huì)彈冠相慶，同時(shí)希望雅虎董事會(huì)的其他成員也步楊致遠(yuǎn)的后塵。不過，隨之而來的一個(gè)重大問題是，雅虎是否會(huì)重新考慮接受競爭對(duì)手【比如微軟（Microsoft）？】或私募股權(quán)投資者的收購方案。 ????楊致遠(yuǎn)不僅被視為阻撓微軟2008年對(duì)雅虎收購的主要力量，而且最近還正告潛在的私募股權(quán)買家，他本人以及雅虎董事會(huì)其他成員都不會(huì)支持收購雅虎——此舉扼殺了與貝恩資本（Bain Capital）、黑石集團(tuán)（Blackstone Group）、銀湖合伙公司（Silver Lake Partners）以及TPG資本（TPG Capital）等公司可能的交易。 ????雅虎董事長羅伊?博斯托克公開重申了“不會(huì)私有化”的立場(chǎng)，但楊致遠(yuǎn)的離去可能意味著這一態(tài)度的軟化。當(dāng)然，這些僅僅是猜測(cè)，因?yàn)槟壳耙磺腥允浅醪较ⅰ?/p> |
????Yahoo (YHOO) co-founder Jerry Yang today resigned from the Internet company's board of directors and all other positions at the company. He also resigned from the boards of Yahoo Japan and Alibaba Group. ????In a statement, Yang said: ????"My time at Yahoo!, from its founding to the present, has encompassed some of the most exciting and rewarding experiences of my life. However, the time has come for me to pursue other interests outside of Yahoo! As I leave the company I co-founded nearly 17 years ago, I am enthusiastic about the appointment of Scott Thompson as Chief Executive Officer and his ability, along with the entire Yahoo! leadership team, to guide Yahoo! into an exciting and successful future." ????The move is likely to be cheered by many of Yang's detractors, who probably wish the rest of Yahoo's board of directors followed suit. What it raises, however, is a giant question as to whether or not Yahoo might revisit the idea of being acquired either by a rival (Microsoft?) or by private equity investors. ????Not only was Yang cited as the stick that muddied up Microsoft's (MSFT) attempt to buy Yahoo in 2008, but he also recently told possible private equity suitors that neither he nor other Yahoo board members would support a takeover attempt -- killing off possible deals with firms like Bain Capital, The Blackstone Group (BX), Silver Lake Partners and TPG Capital. ????Yahoo chairman Roy Bostock publicly reiterated the "not going private" position, but perhaps Yang's departure could signal a softening. Again, all just speculation as the news is still very raw... |
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