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Yahoo Loses Four Board Members, Including Chairman

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Yahoo on Tuesday announced that chairman Roy Bostock will be departing the company, along with three long-time board members.

Those leaving the board alongside Bostock are HP executive Vyomesh Joshi, former airline executive Gary Wilson, and former radio station owner Arthur Kern. Kern served on Yahoo's board for more than 15 years, while Wilson had been a member since 2001, and Joshi since 2005.

Yahoo confirmed the changes, which had been rumored in the tech community last month, in a letter to shareholders from Bostock.

The Internet giant also announced that it appointed two new directors — Fred Amoroso, former CEO of digital entertainment firm Rovi, and Maynard Webb, chairman and former CEO of cloud tech company LiveOps, who was also once the chief operating officer of eBay.

"We believe that this reconfigured board, with a fresh set of perspectives and diverse set of skills, will enable the company to move forward even more aggressively," Bostock said in the letter. It was not immediately clear who will now serve as the chairman of Yahoo's board.

Yahoo has undergone several other leadership shake-ups over the past month.

Yahoo early last month selected former PayPal executive Scott Thompson to lead the company as chief executive. Thompson will earn $27 million, or about $20 million less than Yahoo's previous CEO Carol Bartz, who was unceremoniously fired several months earlier.

Then, Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang decided to step down from the company. Yang co-founded Yahoo Inc. in 1995 with David Filo and served as a member of the board since March 1995 and as chief executive from 2007 until 2009.

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Angela Moscaritolo

Angela Moscaritolo

Managing Editor, Consumer Electronics

My Experience

I'm PCMag's managing editor for consumer electronics, overseeing an experienced team of analysts covering smart home, home entertainment, wearables, fitness and health tech, and various other product categories. I have been with PCMag for more than 10 years, and in that time have written more than 6,000 articles and reviews for the site. I previously served as an analyst focused on smart home and wearable devices, and before that I was a reporter covering consumer tech news. I'm also a yoga instructor, and have been actively teaching group and private classes for nearly a decade. 

Prior to joining PCMag, I was a reporter for SC Magazine, focusing on hackers and computer security. I earned a BS in journalism from West Virginia University, and started my career writing for newspapers in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.

The Technology I Use

My little Florida beach bungalow is brimming with smart home tech. I have a smart speaker or display in every room, allowing me to control other connected devices by voice. The Nest Hub on my bedside table lets me set wake-up alarms, control my smart light bulbs, and set the temperature on my smart thermostat. I use the Amazon Echo Show 8 on my kitchen counter to browse recipes, reorder protein powder, check the weather, and watch the news while I do dishes. 

Because I suffer from allergies, air purifiers are essential. My favorite model is the Dyson Purifier Cool TP07, which doubles as a fan and continuously sends indoor pollution data to its companion mobile app. 

My pitbull Bradley sheds, so a good robot vacuum is a must. I currently use a premium Ecovacs Deebot that can both vacuum and mop, empty its own dustbin, and wash its own mop cloth. 

For fitness, I like to mix up my routine with cycling, indoor rowing, running, and strength training in addition to yoga. I take classes on the Tonal 2 smart strength training machine, I row indoors on an Aviron machine, and track my beach runs with an Apple Watch while listening to music on my Apple AirPods Pro. On the weekends, I love riding e-bikes like the rugged, beach-friendly Aventon Aventure for fun and fitness.

My job involves a lot of virtual meetings, so a quality webcam, microphone, and ring light are important. I use the Jabra PanaCast 20 webcam, the Elgato Wave: 3 microphone, and a Yesker tripod ring light. 

As for my preferred phone platform, I'm an iPhone person, but I've also extensively used Android for product testing.

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