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According to The Wall Street Journal it is. They are reporting that a decision could be made as early as next week.
Among the candidates being considered is Carol Bartz, the former chief executive officer of Autodesk Inc. (which is a publicly traded company that builds design software used in engineering). She’s “on the list” according toWSJ. Apparently, she impressed all of the Yahoo directors with whom she has met so far.
A Yahoo spokesman declined to comment, however. An Autodesk spokeswoman said Ms. Bartz was traveling Thursday and couldn’t be reached for comment. The fact that she was “in the running” was first reported by the Web site AllThingsD.com, which is owned by Dow Jones & Co., publisher of The Wall Street Journal.
Whether Carol Bartz is a backup candidate or a front-runner remains unknown at this point. People familiar with the matter said the board is leaning toward an external pick at this phase, as it winds down a search it formally announced on Nov. 17. Former Vodafone Group PLC Chief Executive Arun Sarin, whom the Yahoo board had been seriously considering, has withdrawn his name, according to people familiar with the matter. Mr. Sarin didn’t return requests for comment.
The board has yet to make an offer and is unlikely to before next week, said people close to the company. At the latest, Yahoo is hoping to announce a new leader before it reports fourth-quarter earnings at the end of the month, they said. Once Yahoo board members agree on a candidate, the company also will have to negotiate an employment agreement. That sometimes takes a few weeks.
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