10 September 2005

A writes:

Who runs Yahoo? Who's on the board of this corporate outfit? I cannot find any info on this company. Their site is useless. Who are the people willing to kill [sic] a Chinese journalist in order to secure their market share? Thoughts? Leads?

J. sends:

http://www.builderau.com.au/program/work/soa/Privacy_International_demands_Yahoo_boycott/0,39024650,39207064,00.htm

Privacy International demands Yahoo boycott

Graeme Wearden, ZDNet UK | 08 September 2005

The human-rights group is calling for action over claims Yahoo is 'cheerfully sacrificing human rights in return for a cut of the Chinese market'. Privacy International (PI) has called on Internet users to boycott Yahoo over allegations that the Web giant provided information that helped Chinese officials convict a journalist accused of leaking state secrets.

Simon Davies, director of PI, described Yahoo's actions a "reprehensible" on Wednesday. "This is a disreputable episode. Western companies are increasingly cutting deals with the Chinese government to serve their shareholders' interests at the expense of ethical governance," said Davies in a statement. "A boycott would send a clear message to Yahoo shareholders and to other companies who cheerfully sacrifice human rights in return for a cut of the Chinese market," Davies added.

On Tuesday, media watchdog Reporters Without Borders said that Shi Tao, a 37-year-old writer for the Dangdai Shang Bao (Contemporary Business News), had been sentenced in April to 10 years in prison after being convicted of sending to foreign Web sites a "top secret" government message. The message in question was a warning to journalists of the dangers associated with dissidents returning to mark the fifteenth anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre.

According to Reporters Without Borders, recently translated court papers revealed that Yahoo Holdings in Hong Kong provided Chinese investigators with detailed information that helped them link Shi's personal e-mail account and a specific message containing the "state secret" to the IP address of his computer.

Yahoo has said it is investigating the charges.

CNET News.com's Jim Kerstetter contributed to this report.


Yahoo Executives: http://docs.yahoo.com/docs/pr/executives/

[Names linked to SEC database, http://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/cik.htm. (Enter lastname firstname, no comma between), office addresses linked to Google sat images]

David Filo, co-founder and Chief Yahoo, 3400 CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, Suite 201, Santa Clara, CA 85081

http://docs.yahoo.com/docs/pr/executives/filo.html

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David Filo

Co-founder and Chief Yahoo

David Filo, a native of Moss Bluff, La., co-created the Yahoo! Internet navigational guide in April 1994 with Jerry Yang and co-founded Yahoo! Inc. in April 1995. Filo serves as a key technologist, directing the technical operations behind the company's global network of Web properties. He is credited with helping build Yahoo! into the world's most highly trafficked Web site and one of the Internet's most recognized brands. Filo holds a B.S. degree in computer engineering from Tulane University and an M.S. degree in electrical engineering from Stanford University. He is currently on a leave of absence from Stanford's electrical engineering Ph.D. program.

DAVID R FILO 39 200 E DANA ST MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94041
DAVID R FILO 39 430 VIEW ST MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94041
DAVID R FILO 39 704 CAMPUS DR STANFORD, CA 94305
DAVID R FILO 39 ESCONDIDO VLG PALO ALTO, CA 94308

Jerry Yang, Chief Yahoo, 3400 CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, Suite 201, Santa Clara, CA 85081

http://docs.yahoo.com/docs/pr/executives/yang.html

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Jerry Yang

Co-founder, Chief Yahoo and Director

Jerry Yang, a Taiwanese native raised in San Jose, Calif., co-created the Yahoo! Internet navigational guide in April 1994 with David Filo and co-founded Yahoo! Inc. in April 1995. Yang, a leading force in the media industry, has been instrumental in building Yahoo! into the world's most highly trafficked Web site and one of the Internet's most recognized brands. A member of Yahoo!'s board of directors, Yang works closely with the company's president and CEO to develop corporate business strategies and guide the future direction of the company. Yang holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from Stanford University and is currently on a leave of absence from Stanford's electrical engineering Ph.D. program.

JERRY CHIH YANG N/A 26535 ALTAMONT RD LOS ALTOS HILLS, CA 94022
JERRY CHIH YANG N/A 365 FOREST AVE PALO ALTO, CA 94301 JERRY CHIH YANG N/A 11803 PO BOX STANFORD, CA 94309 JERRY CHIH YANG N/A 1421 STONE CREEK DR SAN JOSE, CA 95132 JERRY CHIH YANG N/A 1945 MOUNT VERNON CT MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94040

Terry Semel, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, C/O Yahoo Inc, 701 FIRST AVE, Sunnyvale, CA 94089

http://docs.yahoo.com/docs/pr/executives/semel.html

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Terry Semel

Chairman, Chief Executive Officer

Terry Semel joined Yahoo! as chairman and chief executive officer of Yahoo! Inc in May 2001. He has led a successful transition of the Company by identifying and pursuing new opportunities within Yahoo!'s two core businesses, marketing services and consumer services. He has also assembled a talented executive team that has overseen the continued growth of Yahoo!'s global user base, a turnaround in Yahoo!'s marketing services offerings, and introduced new revenue opportunities, including sponsored search, listings and services bundled with high-speed Internet access.

Previously, Semel spent 24 years at Warner Bros., most noted for his role as chairman and co-chief executive officer where he and his partner, Robert Daly, helped build Warner Bros. into one of the world's largest and most creative media and entertainment enterprises. Like Yahoo!, Warner Bros. reaches billions of worldwide consumers through its vast stable of properties. Semel is credited with building Warner Bros. from a single revenue source generating less than $1 billion to nearly $11 billion total revenues from multiple, diverse businesses in 50 countries. Prior to Warner Bros., Semel managed Walt Disney's Theatrical Distribution division, and CBS' Theatrical Distribution division.

Semel is currently on the Board of Directors of Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation, Revlon, Inc. and the Guggenheim Museum.

TERRY SEMEL 62 4000 WARNER BLVD BURBANK, CA 91522
TERRY SEMEL N/A 9348 SANTA MONICA BLVD BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90212
TERRY S SEMEL 62 10452 BELLAGIO RD LOS ANGELES, CA 90077
TERRY S SEMEL 62 10877 WILSHIRE BLVD LOS ANGELES, CA 90024
TERRY S SEMEL 62 11681 DARLINGTON AVE LOS ANGELES, CA 90049
TERRY S SEMEL 62 433 N CAMDEN DR BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90212
TERRY S SEMEL 62 9460 WILSHIRE BLVD BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90212

Daniel Rosenweig, Chief Operating Officer, C/O Yahoo Inc, 701 First Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94089

http://docs.yahoo.com/docs/pr/executives/rosensweig.html

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Dan Rosensweig

Chief Operating Officer

Daniel Rosensweig was appointed chief operating officer of Yahoo! in April 2002. Reporting to chairman and chief executive officer, Terry Semel, Rosensweig oversees the operations of Yahoo! worldwide. Functions reporting to him include product development, marketing, international operations, and North American operations, which encompasses the Company's six business units and advertising sales.

Prior to joining Yahoo!, Rosensweig was president of CNET Networks, a position he took on following the merger of ZDNet and CNET in 2000. In this capacity, Rosensweig was responsible for many of the operations globally, and played a critical role in overseeing the successful integration of the two companies. During his tenure, Rosensweig was also a key participant in company-wide efforts to develop and introduce innovative new Internet advertising formats, such as interactive messaging units.

Before joining CNET Networks, Rosensweig was an 18-year veteran of Ziff-Davis, where he served in many capacities, including president and chief executive officer of ZDNet, Inc. from 1997 to 2000. Rosensweig built ZDNet as a standalone company from Ziff-Davis, successfully took the company public, grew the business to become both profitable and among the top 20 most visited networks on the Internet, and finally merged with CNET. Rosensweig was president of Ziff-Davis Internet Publishing Group from 1996 to 1997, where he oversaw magazine titles such as Inter@ctive Week and Yahoo! Internet Life. Rosensweig was vice-president and publisher of PC Magazine from 1994 to 1996, and associate publisher from 1992 to 1994. Under his tenure, PC Magazine became the leading computer magazine in both audience reach and revenue. Rosensweig also held various other positions at Ziff-Davis in advertising sales, classified ad sales, and circulation. Rosensweig received a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Hobart College, Geneva, New York.

DANIEL L ROSENWEIG N/A 5385 PO BOX QUAIL VALLEY, CA 92586

Susan Lynne Decker

http://docs.yahoo.com/docs/pr/executives/decker.html

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Susan Decker

Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, Finance and Administration

A key member of Yahoo!'s executive team, Susan L. Decker is Yahoo!'s chief financial officer and executive vice president of finance and administration. In this role, Decker is a key participant in determining Yahoo!'s business strategy, and is also responsible for managing and setting all aspects of the company's financial and administrative direction within key functional areas, including finance, human resources, legal, and investor relations. Decker reports to chairman and chief executive officer, Terry Semel.

Prior to joining Yahoo! in June 2000, Decker was with Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette (DLJ) for 14 years. Most recently, she served as the global director of equity research, a $300 million operation, where, among other things, she was responsible for building and staffing a non-U.S. research product based on global sector teams. Before serving as DLJ's global and domestic head of research, she spent 12 years as an equity research analyst, providing coverage to institutional investors on more than 30 media, publishing, and advertising stocks. In this capacity, she received recognition by Institutional Investor magazine as a top rated analyst for ten consecutive years.

Decker holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Tufts University, with a double major in computer science and economics, and a Masters of Business Administration from Harvard Business School. She also received the designation of Chartered Financial Analyst in 1989 and served on the Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council (FASAC) for a four-year term, from January 2000 to January 2004. Decker was appointed to the board of directors of Costco Wholesale in October 2004 and of Pixar Animation Studios in June 2004.

SUSAN LYNNE DECKER 42 21 RETIRO WAY SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94123
SUSAN LYNNE DECKER 42 350 SHARON PARK DR MENLO PARK, CA 94025
SUSAN LYNNE DECKER 42 409 BEAR CREEK CIR NAPA, CA 94558
SUSAN LYNNE DECKER 42 42 TOPSIDE WAY MILL VALLEY, CA 94941
SUSAN LYNNE DECKER 42 1070 CAMBRIDGE AVE MENLO PARK, CA 94025

Farzad Nazem, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, C/O Yahoo Inc, 701 First Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94089

http://docs.yahoo.com/docs/pr/executives/nazem.html

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Farzad Nazem

Chief Technical Officer and Executive Vice President, Engineering and Site Operations

Farzad Nazem joined Yahoo! in early 1996 as senior vice president of engineering and was named chief technical officer in January 1997. Nazem has more than 24 years of experience in executive and technical positions. He plays a key role in developing overall company strategy and direction. He is responsible for overseeing all areas of engineering, including site operations and product development. Nazem reports to chairman and chief executive officer, Terry Semel.

Prior to Yahoo!, he was vice president of Oracle Corporation's Media and Web Server Division. Previously, Nazem held various technical positions for SYDIS, Inc. and Rolm Corporation. He holds a B.S. degree in Computer Science from California Polytechnic State University.

Michael John Callahan, Senior Vice President and Counsel, C/O Yahoo Inc, 701 First Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94089

http://docs.yahoo.com/docs/pr/executives/callahan.html

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Michael J. Callahan

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Mike Callahan was appointed Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Yahoo! in September 2003 after previously serving as Yahoo!'s Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Secretary. Callahan is responsible for the worldwide legal affairs and public policy of Yahoo!, as well as advising the Company's management and board of directors on strategic and corporate governance matters.

Prior to joining Yahoo! in 1999, Callahan was with Electronics for Imaging, Inc. in a business development capacity and as corporate counsel. Prior to EFI, Callahan was associated with the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP concentrating on mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance matters.

Callahan holds a law degree from the University of Connecticut and a B.S. in International Affairs and Arab Studies from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University.

Michael A Murray, Senior Vice President Finance, C/O Yahoo Inc, 701 First Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94089

http://docs.yahoo.com/docs/pr/executives/murray.html

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Michael “Mick” Murray

Chief Accounting Officer

Senior Vice President, Finance

Mick Murray joined Yahoo! in November 2004 as senior vice president of finance and chief accounting officer. In this role he is responsible for driving Yahoo!’s vision for scaling the organization to support its growing global business, compliance, infrastructure and operational needs. Murray joined Yahoo! with more than 25 years of financial management experience in both corporate and public accounting environments.

Prior to joining Yahoo!, Murray held various positions with Sun Microsystems for more than 15 years, and spent 10 years with PricewaterhouseCoopers prior to that. His corporate experience spans all of the major finance functions, including corporate governance, accounting, external reporting, planning, analysis and strategy, risk management, global supplier management, SMI communications, quality and sigma functions, treasury, and tax and systems.

Murray has a wide breadth of expertise in fiduciary and business partner roles. He has held corporate positions in internal audit, shared financial services in AsiaPac, and as assistant corporate controller. His business partner experience includes supporting Sun’s Asia operations, Australasia businesses and Sun Services. Prior to joining Sun, Murray worked in the audit practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers in San Francisco, California and Dublin, Ireland.

Murray holds a Bachelor’s in Communication and a Master of Business Studies degrees from the University College in Dublin, Ireland. He is also a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland.


http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1011006/000110465905036846/a05-14285_110q.htm

Filing Date: 2005-08-05

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

YAHOO! INC.
701 First Avenue
Sunnyvale, California 94089

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (408) 349-3300

[Excerpt]

On May 19, 2005, the Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders. At the meeting, the stockholders elected as directors:

[Names linked to SEC database, addresses linked to Google sat images]

Terry Semel

Mailing Address
C/O YAHOO INC
701 FIRST AVE
SUNNYVALLE CA 94089

Jerry Yang

Mailing Address
3400 CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY
SUITE 201
SANTA CLARA CA 85081

Roy Bostock

Mailing Address
C/O YAHOO INC
701 FIRST AVE
SUNNYVALLE CA 94089
ROY J BOSTOCK N/A 215 E 68TH ST NEW YORK, NY 10021
ROY J BOSTOCK N/A S MANURSING IS RYE, NY 10580

Ronald Burkle

Business Address
10000 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD
5TH FLOOR
LOS ANGELES CA 90067
3107897800
RONALD W BURKLE 52 1040 ANGELO DR BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210
RONALD W BURKLE 52 1740 GREEN ACRES DR BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210 RONALD W BURKLE 52 3324 N MILLS AVE CLAREMONT, CA 91711 RONALD W BURKLE 52 38095 OAK GLEN RD YUCAIPA, CA 92399 RONALD W BURKLE 52 8391 BEVERLY BLVD LOS ANGELES, CA 90048 RONALD W BURKLE 52 9130 W SUNSET BLVD W HOLLYWOOD, CA 90069

Eric Hippeau, 10 Langley Rd, Suite 403, Newton Center, MA 02159

Business Address
C/O ZIFF DAVIS INC
28 EAST 28TH STREET
NEW YORK NY 10016
9146408100

Mailing Address
STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE
44 SOUTH BROADWAY
WHITE PLAINS NY 10601

ERIC C HIPPEAU N/A 1060 MARSH RD MENLO PARK, CA 94025
ERIC C HIPPEAU N/A 2080 MARICH WAY MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94040
ERIC C HIPPEAU N/A 796 PO BOX AVALON, CA 90704

Arthur Kern, 72 Lagoon Rd, Belvedere, CA 94920

ARTHUR H KERN 59 1940 WEBSTER ST SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94115
ARTHUR H KERN 59 855 BATTERY ST SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94111
ARTHUR H KERN 59 98 MAIN ST BELVEDERE TIBURON, CA 94920

Robert A Kotick

Business Address
ACTIVISION INC /NY
3100 OCEAN PARK BLVD
STE 1000
SANTA MONICA CA 90405
3102552000

Mailing Address
3100 OCEAN PARK BLVD
SANTA MONICA CA 90405

Edward Kozel

Mailing Address
C/O YAHOO INC
701 FIRST AVE
SUNNYVALLE CA 94089
Director, Red Hat Inc.
1801 VARSITY DRIVE
RALEIGH NC 27606
9197543700
EDWARD RICHARD KOZEL 50 1336 W DANA ST MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94041
EDWARD RICHARD KOZEL 50 1400 FELTA RD HEALDSBURG, CA 95448 EDWARD RICHARD KOZEL 50 202 AL LAGO CMNO ATHERTON, CA 94027 EDWARD RICHARD KOZEL 50 264 VENTURA AVE PALO ALTO, CA 94306 EDWARD RICHARD KOZEL 50 3000 SAND HILL RD MENLO PARK, CA 94025 EDWARD RICHARD KOZEL 50 754 PALO ALTO AVE PALO ALTO, CA 94301

Gary Wilson [multiple listings]