Yahoo replaces CEO amid resume controversy

Yahoo has replaced its CEO after only four months on the job due to an embellished resume.

CBC reports that Scott Thompson is being replaced by Yahoo’s global head of media, Ross Levinsohn.

At issue were Thompson’s academic credentials.

Thompson’s biography states that he has an accounting degree and a computer science degree from Stonehill College near Boston.Yahoo admitted that he only has an accounting degree.

The former eBay executive was brought in to revive the company struggling to remain relevant on the web.

Yahoo has formed a special committee to examine how Thompson’s inaccurate biographical information passed the screening process.