Yahoo! Inc. today announced that the Board of Directors has appointed Blake Jorgensen, the co-founder of Thomas Weisel Partners, as chief financial officer. Jorgensen will commence employment with the Company on or about June 4, 2007. Jorgensen will replace Susan Decker, who has moved into a new role as head of the advertiser and publisher group. Jorgensen will be a key member of Yahoo!'s executive team, overseeing the company's finance, investor relations and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) groups. He will report directly to Yahoo!'s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Terry Semel.
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Media General, Inc. announced today that C. Kirk Read will become president of its Interactive Media Division and a vice president of Media General, effective June 1, 2007. Mr. Read will succeed Neal F. Fondren, who recently announced that he will step down from the role for personal reasons.

Television executive Gary Marenzi has joined Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM) as Co-President of Worldwide Television, sharing overall responsibility for the division with Jim Packer. Marenzi will work alongside Packer and together the two executives will oversee the studio's television sales operations. On a day-to-day basis, Marenzi will focus his efforts on the international marketplace, while Packer will focus on television distribution, channels and digital media for North America, working closely with MGM Executive Vice President of Worldwide Digital Media, Douglas A. Lee.
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