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Farzad Nazem

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Mr. Nazem became Head of Technology Group in January 2007 and has served as Chief Technology Officer since January 1998. Mr. Nazem served as Executive Vice President, Engineering and Site Operations from April 2002 to January 2007 and as Senior Vice President, Communications and Technical Services from February 2001 to January 2002. Prior to being appointed Chief Technology Officer in 1998, he served as Yahoo!'s Senior Vice President, Product Development and Operations from March 1996 to January 1998. From 1985 to 1996, Mr. Nazem held a number of technical and executive management positions at Oracle Corporation, including Vice President of Oracle's Media and Web Server Division and member of the Product Division Management Committee. On May 30, 2007 , Yahoo! Inc. entered into an agreement with Farzad Nazem providing for Mr. Nazem's resignation as Head of Technology Group and Chief Technology Officer of the Company, effective as of June 8, 2007.


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