In the late afternoon on Tuesday, Carol Bartz, executive chairman of the board of Autodesk Inc. was confirmed as the new CEO of Yahoo! Inc. by the online company itself.
It has been learnt that Bartz will immediately start with the new role as CEO and a member of Yahoo!'s board of directors.
Via a statement, Roy Bostock, Chairman of Yahoo!'s board informed, “We are very excited to have Carol Bartz leading Yahoo! into its next era of growth. She is the exact combination of seasoned technology executive and savvy leader that the board was looking for.”