Sunnyvale, Calif. - Carol Bartz, the former CEO of Autodesk (NASD: ADSK), will be named the new CEO of Yahoo (NASD: YHOO), The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing "people familiar with the situation." The news comes nearly two months after Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang, under fire from investors, announced his plans to resign.

Yang, who assumed the role of CEO from Terry Semel in June 2007, had been under intense scrutiny since rejecting Microsoft's (NASD: MSFT) $33-a-share takeover offer in May of last year.

Bartz currently serves as the executive chairman of Autodesk, a company she ran from 1992-2006.

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