Terry Semel
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1943 –
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Who is Terry Semel?
Terry Semel is an American corporate executive who was the chairman and CEO of Yahoo! Incorporated. Previously, Semel spent 24 years at Warner Bros., where he served as chairman and co-chief executive officer. In June 2007, Semel resigned as CEO due in part to pressure from shareholders' dissatisfaction over Semel's compensation and performance. Semel had earned over $500 million in his tenure at Yahoo, while Yahoo's stock appreciated at 40% per year. In the same period, Yahoo's closest competitor, Google, saw stock growth of about 55% per year.
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- Born
- Feb 24, 1943
Brooklyn - Spouses
- Children
- Religion
- Judaism
- Ethnicity
- Jewish people
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Long Island University
- Employment
- Chief Executive Officer, Yahoo!
(2001 - 2007/06/18) - Chairman, Yahoo!
- Chief Executive Officer, Yahoo!
- Lived in
- Brooklyn
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on July 23, 2013
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