Yahoo Set to Name Thompson C.E.O.

Yahoo Inc. is poised to name PayPal President Scott Thompson as chief executive after firing former CEO Carol Bartz in September, Reuters reported, citing the website AllThingsD. Thompson has been running PayPal, the online payments unit of eBay, since early 2008, and was previously its chief technology officer. Yahoo has been run by interim CEO and former chief financial officer Tim Morse since Bartz's departure, Reuters wrote.

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