Joost Ousts Chairman Mike Volpi

Web TV firm Joost, owned by the founders of Skype, removed its high-profile chairman Mike Volpi by shareholder vote, it said in a statement late on Friday.

Volpi continued as Joost chairman after leaving the chief executive role at the end of June, then joined the venture firm Index Ventures, which was part of consortium bidding $1.9 billion to Internet auction house eBay Inc for 65 percent stake of Skype.

Skype co-founders Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis had contacted several private equity firms in an effort to launch a bid to buy back their old business, sources have said.

“Mr.

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