First appeared on Business Gear Live
So, Jerry Yang has left Yahoo!. Of course, we're interested
in knowing how new Yahoo! CEO Scott Thompson would handle addressing the news
to his crew, and we've got the full email below to show what he had to say.
Spoiler: he has nothing but good things to say about Yang, and Yahoo! as a
whole:
Dear Fellow Yahoos,
By now, I think everyone has heard that Jerry has decided
that it is time for him to pursue other interests outside of Yahoo! and has
resigned all of his positions with Yahoo!.
Obviously, I’ve only been here a short time, but Jerry has
had a strong influence on me. I know
that when the Board appointed me as CEO, it was one major step in their plan to
help restore Yahoo! to a path of robust growth and industry-leading
innovation. When I came on board, Jerry
shared with me his confidence that the company had the foundation and resources
necessary to achieve those objectives.
The more I dig in, the more I'm convinced that Jerry is right to have
that confidence that Yahoo! can realize its still enormous potential, and I
share it.
So it was very encouraging that even as he leaves the
company, Jerry expressed his enthusiasm for our ability to create “an exciting
and successful future” together – a powerful endorsement from one of the two
people who know this company best.
Personally, I am grateful for the support and warm welcome Jerry
provided me in my early days here. His
insights and perspective were invaluable, helping me to dig deeper – more
quickly than I could have on my own – into some of the key elements of the
company and how it operates.
Jerry will clearly be missed, but he has left an indelible
imprint on this company he co-founded and built and an internet industry he
helped pioneer. The high standards he
set for engineering excellence and a constant push for innovation will remain
among the guideposts for our path forward.
Please join me in wishing him all the very best in this new phase of his
life. I assure you, we will make him
proud.
Scott
