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Yahoo Board Director Patti Hart Stepping Down Over Thompson Scandal

Posted by Unknown on from the sealed-fate dept.

concertina226 writes "Yahoo has announced that board member Patti Hart, who led the committee that hired CEO Scott Thompson, will be stepping down. Hart has been under fire for overseeing the hiring of Thompson, whose resume wasn't fully vetted. I know some of you on Slashdot think that Scott Thompson didn't do anything wrong by claiming he had a computer science degree on his CV when he doesn't, but don't you think it's kind of weird that the guy who lied gets to keep his job as CEO, yet this director is being made a scapegoat? It just sends out the message that it's cool to pretend to have qualifications that you don't have."

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  1. Seems typical, actually. by Grygus · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Surely you do not expect that a CEO will be held to account?

    1. Re:Seems typical, actually. by Chris+Mattern · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Once again, slowly, because some people seem to be slow picking up the point.

      The problem is not that he does not have a CS degree. The problem is that he wilfully and knowingly lied to the board and to the company. You may have no problem with a CEO you cannot trust. If I was on that board, I most certainly would.

  2. Give it time. by alexander_686 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    It's not that their firing a scapegoat, it is that it takes longer to fire the CEO.

    And I don’t care if he has a Accounting or CS degree. What matters is his leadership abilities, which means setting the tone for values and ethics, which it looks like he is failing at.