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Under Mayer: Boosting mobile, redesigning the Web page, buying companies as stock gains

The Canadian PressMay 20, 2013 19:00
Yahoo Inc. lured Marissa Mayer from Google in July to become its fifth CEO in as many years. Her task: Help the Internet pioneer regain its stature after years in a financial funk. In her 10 months leading the company, she has overseen a redesign of Yahoo services and orchestrated several acquisitions, including a deal to buy online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion. Here are some of the milestones on her watch:

Report: Yahoo board to meet Sunday to vote on proposed $1.1 billion acquisition of Tumblr

The Canadian PressMay 17, 2013 20:45
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Yahoo may be on the verge of closing its biggest acquisition during the 10-month reign of CEO Marissa Mayer as she tries to attract more traffic and advertisers to the Internet company's website and mobile applications. The Sunnyvale, Calif., company's board of directors will meet Sunday evening to consider approving a $1.1 billion acquisition of online content-sharing site Tumblr in a deal Mayer negotiated, according to the technology news site All Things D. The story posted late Friday cited anonymous sources.

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer gets 2012 pay package of $36.6 million, ranking behind top lieutenant

The Canadian PressApril 30, 2013 20:30
SAN FRANCISCO - Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer emerged as the Internet company's second highest paid executive during her first five-and-half months on the job. Regulatory documents filed Tuesday revealed that Mayer received a pay package valued at $36.6 million last year. Most of the compensation consisted of stock awards that Mayer got in July when she left a job at Google to become Yahoo's CEO. Most of the components of Mayer's pay had been previously disclosed. It wasn't previously known that Mayer ranked second on Yahoo Inc.'s pay scale last year

Yahoo! profit up but revenue falls

April 16, 2013 19:31
The quest by Yahoo! chief Marissa Mayer to reverse the struggling Internet pioneer's fortunes stumbled on Tuesday as the company reported that profit rose modestly but revenue slipped. Yahoo! shares fell 4.33 percent to $22.76 in after-hours trade after the company reported net income of $390.9 million, up 38.7 percent, but that revenue fell 6.6 percent to $1.14 billion in the quarter that ended March 31. Earnings per share came in at 35 cents, compared to 23 cents a year earlier.

Yahoo! gets Marissa Mayer make-over

February 20, 2013 14:00
Yahoo! sported a new look on Wednesday in a make-over tailored by style savvy and engineering smart chief Marissa Mayer. Web pages long cluttered with low-brow ads were redesigned to highlight news of interest to visitors along with feeds of what is getting attention online. "Designed to be more intuitive and personal, the new Yahoo! experience is all about your interests and preferences," Mayer said in a blog post. "Yahoo! has always been about bringing you the very best of the web. And, today, we're introducing a new, more modern experience to do just that."

Yahoo! chief Mayer wants Bing to deliver

February 13, 2013 00:31
Google veteran turned Yahoo! chief Marissa Mayer wants Microsoft to deliver when it comes to wresting market share from the Internet company she was part of for more than a decade. During a talk before financial analysts Tuesday, Mayer spoke of "nice gains" in revenue from Bing-powered searches at Yahoo! websites but pointed to a pressing need for the Microsoft engine to win users from rivals.

Yahoo! chief Mayer wants Bing to deliver

February 12, 2013 20:30
Google veteran turned Yahoo! chief Marissa Mayer wants Microsoft to deliver when it comes to wresting market share from the Internet company she was part of for more than a decade. During a talk at a financial analysts conference on Tuesday, Mayer spoke of "nice gains" in revenue from Bing-powered searches at Yahoo! websites but a pressing need for the Microsoft engine to win users from rivals.
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