Activist Hedge Fund Wants Yahoo CEO to Leave By Monday
After first accusing Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson of lying about his educational record, the activist hedge fund investor Third Point is now demanding that the CEO step down by Monday.
Thompson’s claim was that he held a bachelor’s degree in both accounting and computer science from Stonehill College. Actually, he only has the accounting degree. A Yahoo spokesperson called it an “inadvertent error,” but Third Point, which has gone after the Yahoo board in the past for its poor performance, is having none of it.
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