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The Nastiest Things Yahoo! Shareholders Are Saying About Carol Bartz
4:24 pm, June 23rd | by Hillary Reinsberg
This morning’s much-anticipated Yahoo! shareholder meeting was filled with cranky, whiny shareholders who want Carol Bartz out. Should she be knocked to the curb as CEO? Eh, maybe, maybe not. There were certainly enough pre-conference rumors to suggest it’s a sure thing. But the Yahoo! board of directors decided to stand behind Bartz, these shareholders certainly didn’t – they want her replaced ASAP. We’ve rounded up some of the meanest, angriest comments that have been made about the CEO:
“Carol Bartz [is] nothing short of the fifth horseman of the apocalypse as far as Yahoo is concerned. … Stop. Carol. Now.”
-Dan Nedelko, Internet marketer and Yahoo! shareholder, on his blog
“I want to address what we’ve seen in blogs, that the board is talking to other CEOs. The last thing Yahoo needs right now is a lame duck CEO … Yahoo cannot afford another exodus of talent, and I think this is likely if Carol remains for the duration of her contract.”
-Shareholder, speaking at the meeting
“Carol’s soliloquy right now is exhibit A on why I want her gone.” — And — “Sounds like Carol laid off the Diet Coke this morning.”
-Eric Jackson, investor and shareholder on Twitter during the conference. (He’s also the guy who’s been blogging on Forbes about why he wants Bartz out.)
Bartz’s response to all this? “Thanks for your opinion, the bloggers’ opinions and the rumors.” Doesn’t look like she’s going to let anyone push her around so easily.
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