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Yahoo ( YHOO ) has confirmed that Senior Vice President of Talent Acquisition and Development Sandy Gould will become the latest high-profile executive to leave the struggling Internet firm helmed by CEO Marissa Mayer. Yahoo has recently implemented layoffs and begun the process of selling itself and spinning off its hefty stake in China’s Alibaba Group ( BABA ), while it’s also in the midst of a proxy fight seeking to oust its entire board. “I have decided to leave Yahoo. It’s time to take a break and decide my next adventure,” said Gould in a statement sent to IBD on Friday. “I have had an amazing experience working for Yahoo. It has been transformational, and I have loved the learning, mission, people, and the opportunity to work with Marissa. The recruiting team and community at Yahoo are incredible. I have loved building and unleashing the superpowers of Yahoo employees. The stories I will proudly tell will be of amazing experiences, loyal devotion, of a brilliant CEO and an incredible and passionate leadership team! Leaving Yahoo is the hardest leaving I have ever done. Yahoo will always be in my heart.” Gould joined Yahoo three years ago after stints at Disney ( DIS )/ABC Television Group, Linden Labs/Second Life and RealNetworks, according to Re/Code . Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is under intensified pressure from major investor Starboard Value, which wants change. Starboard said last week that since Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer and others in the company’s leadership “have repeatedly failed shareholders,” the hedge fund wants to sweep out all of the ailing Web company’s directors and replace them with its own slate. Yahoo’s revenue growth has stalled for nearly a decade as ad dollars continued to slip away to rivals, including Facebook ( FB ), Netflix ( NFLX ), Alphabet ( GOOGL ) unit Google and high-profile startups Snapchat and Pinterest, among others. Yahoo has reportedly received interest from as many as 40 groups who have until April 11 to submit preliminary bids for its core business and Asian assets. Yahoo stock was down a fraction in afternoon trading in the stock market today , near 36. Scalper1 News
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