Ex-Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson reportedly tells board he has cancer

Yahoo?s newly ousted former CEO Scott Thompson recently told the company?s board that he has been diagnosed with thyroid cancer, the Wall Street Journal reports, citing ?people familiar with the matter.? The WSJ says he disclosed the news to insiders last week as evidence mounted that he did not have the undergraduate computer science degree ...

Amidst a scandalous case of alleged resume-padding, former ! CEO, Scott Thompson, told the company's board of directors that he has been diagnosed with thyroid cancer, according to a May 14 report. Thompson stepped down from !'s top spot this weekend. Thompson's resume had been called into question earlier this month by activist shareholder, , ...

Before resigning as chief executive of Yahoo over the weekend, Scott Thompson disclosed to the company's board of directors and several colleagues that he has been diagnosed with thyroid cancer, according to people familiar with the matter.

Before resigning as CEO of Yahoo, Scott Thompson disclosed to the company's board of directors that he has been diagnosed with thyroid cancer.

Ousted Yahoo! chief executive Scott Thompson told board members before his resignation that he has cancer, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday.Thompson, who quit amid a controversy over inaccurate academic credentials, said the diagnosis played a role in his decision to step down, but that he did not want to publicly disclose his thyroid cancer, the newspaper said.He resigned amid a probe into why he had inaccurately stated he had a computer science degree.The newspaper said Thompson, 54, reached an agreement to resign with some severance pay.

Yahoo's ex-CEO Scott Thompson has been diagnosed with thyroid cancer, the Wall Street Journal reports a day after Thompson stepped down from the company

By Dana Blankenhorn: Last time I looked at Yahoo (YHOO) my take was that the "resumegate" of then-CEO Scott Thompson might be an opportunity to change the board and start to make money.That opportunity has now been taken. Thompson is out, seeking sympathy on the way with a disclosure of thyroid cancer.

Scott Thompson, bounced from the executive suite over bogus academic credentials, is allegedly telling colleagues he was recently diagnosed