As you may have heard, Verizon reached a deal over the weekend to purchase Yahoo for $4.8 billion. What this means for the ‘90s internet relic, or those who serve at its helm is still unclear, but at least one of those people — CEO Marissa Mayer — stands to make a pretty penny if she indeed leaves the company when the deal is all said and done. [More]
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Days Before Bankruptcy, Lehman Brothers Approved $100 Million Parachute
By 10.15.08
The Times of London says that a mere three days before Lehman Brothers went bankrupt, the firm approved $100 million in payouts to departing executives.
3 Reasons Why It's Better To Be A Fired Sears CEO Than It Is To Be You
By 2.1.08
Bad at your job? So was Aylwin B. Lewis, president and chief executive of Sears Holdings Corp..
