Someone made a compelling case a few months ago that Mayer executed perfectly for what she was brought in for. Activist investors brought her in after buying the stock super low and then liquidated at the perfect time after the stock rallyied.
Regardless, objectively Yahoo failed and she bears a large share of the responsibility. Absurd reward for botching a lot of the sale, operations and core of that company. I think she tried hard but man I wish I got 9 figures for effort.
Regardless, objectively Yahoo failed and she bears a large share of the responsibility. Absurd reward for botching a lot of the sale, operations and core of that company. I think she tried hard but man I wish I got 9 figures for effort.