37-year-old Marissa Mayer will become Yahoo's fifth CEO in five years. She's a longtime Google executive and an architect of what the tech world calls the 'Google User Experience.'
After cycling through three CEOs in three years, the Sunnyvale, Calif., Internet company today announced that it has appointed Marissa Mayer as president and chief executive officer.
It's widely expected that interim CEO Ross Levinsohn will get the permanent title at today's shareholders meeting at Yahoo. But will anything change for the struggling company?
The CEO of Yahoo, Scott Thompson, has abruptly resigned. This development is the work of what many call an 'activist' investor. So, just what is activist investing?