Is Hilary Schneider Right For The Big Yahoo Job?

Mon, Feb 23rd, 2009

Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz plans to elevate ad boss Hilary Schneider to head of North American operations, the WSJ says. It's a big promotion. Is Hilary the right exec for this job?

No, say several former Yahoo execs. These sources dismiss Hilary as a champion politician who got where she is today riding the coattails of her former roommate, the departed Yahoo president Sue Decker.  One told us that running ad sales, Hilary hasn't made her quarterly numbers yet.

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