Yahoo takeover was to kill 2 birds with 1 stone: CEO
In an interview with Bloomberg, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has revealed that the company's acquisition by telecommunications firm Verizon "is a way to kill two birds with one stone". She said, "We had shareholders with two different priorities...and we had duties to both as the executive team of the company". The 41-year-old plans to stay with Yahoo through the takeover.