Marissa Mayer Named CEO & President of Yahoo

Marissa Mayer, known for being vice-president at Google and its first female engineer, has been named the CEO and president of Yahoo.

According to The New York Times, Mayer resigned today from her 13-year tenure at Google via telephone; she’ll begin her new job tomorrow.

During an interview with the newspaper, Mayer recalled “an amazing time at Google.” She added that “it was a reasonably easy decision” to accept the position at Yahoo at “one of the best brands on the Internet.”

In her new role, Mayer joins a list of a few women in an elite leadership role.

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