Yahoo director to quit over role in CEOs bogus degree

May 09, 2012 11:43

A recent poll says that one of the things most people lie about is their resume. And here's what happens if you are caught out.

Yahoo director Patti Hart will step down from the board of the embattled Internet firm amid revelations over her role in hiring controversial CEO Scott Thompson.

Hart, who led the committee that hired Thompson four months ago, will surrender her Yahoo seat at the company's still unscheduled annual meeting.

She framed her decision as a commitment to focus on her job as CEO of the gambling-machine maker International Game Technology, while allowing the Yahoo board to deal with the recent revelations about Thompson''s inaccurate academic credentials.

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