Technology News Alert: Yahoo appoints PayPal exec Scott Thompson as new CEO

	Wednesday, January 4, 2012 9:19:27 AM TECHNOLOGY NEWS ALERT Yahoo appoints PayPal exec Scott Thompson as new CEO Yahoo Inc. has named Scott Thompson, president of eBay Inc.'s PayPal division, as its new CEO. The struggling Internet company has been without a permanent CEO since early September. It fired Carol Bartz after losing patience with her attempts to turn around the company during her 2 ½ years on the job. Tim Morse, Yahoo's chief financial officer, has been interim CEO since Bartz's ouster. Read more at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/yahoo-names-paypal-president-thompson-as-its-ceo/2012/01/04/gIQArhwLaP_story.html Or visit washingtonpost.com/business/technology. SEND TO A FRIEND UNSUBSCRIBE E-MAIL CENTER GET HELP Washington Post Digital E-mail Customer Care 1150 15th Street NW Washington, D.C. 20071 ©2011 The Washington Post Privacy Policy