Yahoo CEO apologises for lying about college degree

Yahoo CEO apologises for lying about college degree

Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson says he’s is sorry for allowing an inaccuracy about his education to appear in his official bio, but not remorseful enough to heed calls for his resignation.

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Yahoo CEO apologises for lying about college degree

San Fransisco: Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson says he’s is sorry for allowing an inaccuracy about his education to appear in his official bio, but not remorseful enough to heed calls for his resignation.

In a memo sent Monday to the troubled Internet company’s employees, Thompson apologized for the uproar caused by the misinformation. Yahoo Inc provided a copy of the memo to The Associated Press.

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The memo didn’t offer any explanation why Thompson’s bio has periodically listed a bachelor’s degree in computer science that he never received.

Thompson’s note of contrition came on the same day that an activist hedge fund that owns a 5.8 stake in Yahoo escalated its effort to oust the CEO for unethical conduct.

Yahoo’s board is investigating the circumstances that led to the exaggeration about Thompson’s education.

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