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Verizon’s Pursuit of Yahoo Puts the Spotlight on a Rising Star
- For Marni Walden, acquisition would add to AOL, go90 service
- Wyoming native is candidate to be company’s first female CEO
What to Expect From the Latest Round of Yahoo Bids
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As Verizon Communications Inc. gears up for a possible acquisition of Yahoo! Inc., the executive in charge of reinventing the phone company as a digital powerhouse is Marni Walden, who began her career selling handsets from a kiosk in a home-improvement store.
If Walden, the head of product innovation and new businesses for the $231 billion company, can successfully swing the transition, it may alter not only Verizon’s course but also her career. The 49-year-old is on a short list of candidates to potentially succeed Verizon Chief Executive Officer Lowell McAdam, 62, a position never held by a woman.