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收件人:所有雅虎人
寄件人:致遠
主題:更新
雅虎人——
我想向諸位宣布一件我剛剛決定的事情。董事局和我已經同意開始為雅虎首席執行官之職物色繼任的人選。董事局主席Roy Bostock將牽頭尋找並考察可能的人選以供董事局全體成員考慮。董事局將會評估和考核來自公司內部或外來的人選,並已經聘請Heidrick & Struggles(獵頭公司,譯者注)來協助辦理此事。
我會參與選定我的繼任者,並將繼續擔任目前職位直到董事局確定新首席執行官的人選。繼任者一經選定,我將重新做回原來Chief Yahoo的職位並繼續擔任董事。
去年六月,我應董事局的要求恢復首席執行官職務,改組了公司的整體結構,給它重新定位,以求它能更有效地應對來自用戶和合作伙伴的多變的需求。自從擔任了首席執行官以來,我就一直在與董事會商量交接權力的時機。幾乎完全仰仗於各位的不懈努力,我們纔得以創造了更加開放、更具競爭力的雅虎。我們相信現在是完成這個交接的正確時機了,新的首席執行官將會帶領公司邁向新的臺階。
無論我們身處在一個怎樣的外界環境當中,事實上雅虎現在較之18個月前已然完全是一個脫胎換骨的公司了,它在很多方面都更加的強大。既然如此,把握住這個機會,盡量有效地發揮已有的優勢契機。我堅信,借由我們改革所取得的成績基礎,開源節流,我們已經為首席執行官的正確人選准備了獨一無二的接手條件,來從容應對公司所將要面臨的重大決策。
諸位都知道,我一直以來——以後永遠——都流淌著紫色(雅虎的吉祥色,譯者注)的血液。我定會做我所認為的任何有利於我們公司的事情。盡管已經走出了這一步,我們所有人都應該調整心態來積極面對,我知道這是個正確的選擇。董事局方面一旦有了新的動態,我會向大家匯報事情的進展,並將繼續盡我所能地讓雅虎最大限度的發揮它的潛力。
敬禮,
致遠
附:楊致遠致員工信原文(英文)
To: all yahoos
Fr: Jerry
Subject: update
yahoos -
i wanted to address all of you on the news we」ve just announced. the board of directors and I have agreed to initiate a succession process for the ceo role of yahoo!. roy bostock, our chairman of the board, is leading the effort to identify and assess potential candidates for consideration by the full board. the board will be evaluating and considering both internal and external candidates and has retained heidrick and struggles to help in this effort.
i will be participating in the search for my successor, and i will continue as ceo until the board selects a new ceo. once a successor is named, i will return to my previous role as chief yahoo and continue to serve as a director on the board.
last june, i accepted the board」s request that i assume the ceo role to restructure and reposition the company as a whole in order to more effectively meet the fast-changing needs of both users and partners. since taking on the ceo role, i have had an ongoing dialogue with the board about succession timing. thanks in large measure to your tireless efforts, we have created a more open, competitive yahoo! and we believe the time is now right to transition to a new ceo who can take the company to the next level.
despite the external environment we face, the fact remains that yahoo! is now a significantly different company that is stronger in many ways than it was just 18 months ago. this only makes it all the more essential that we manage this opportunity to leverage the progress up to this point as effectively as possible. i strongly believe that having transformed our platform and better aligned costs and revenues, we have a unique window for the right ceo to take ownership over the next wave of mission-critical decisions facing the company.
all of you know that I have always, and will always bleed purple. i will always do what I think is right for this great company. while this step will be an adjustment for all of us, i know it」s the right one. i look forward to updating you on this process as soon as the board has developments to share, and will continue to do everything i can to make yahoo! fulfill its full potential.
thank you,
jerry