Yahoo Board Director Patti Hart Stepping Down Over Thompson Scandal

Posted by Unknown on Wednesday May 9, 2012 @05:25AM 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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Re:or perhaps... by Idbar · 2012-05-09 05:35 · Score: 4, Interesting

The message is simple, even though I don't agree with it:
"The ends justify the means"

Why wouldn't you want someone like that as a CEO?
They want to avoid golden parachute payouts by Tanman · 2012-05-09 06:04 · Score: 3, Interesting

If I had to guess, the board is checking to see if they can nullify the contract due to fraud before firing the guy. But that's just my guess.
Re:Call me cynical by alexander_686 · 2012-05-09 06:46 · Score: 3, Interesting

Maybe yes, maybe no. Most “Golden Parachutes” have a cause that you get nothing if you are fired for cause or moral failure. Lying on your resume has been used before to revoke the payout clause.