Zynga Adds Diversity to Board With Yahoo Veteran Ellen Siminoff
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Zynga Inc., the biggest developer of games for social-networking websites, named former Yahoo! Inc. executive Ellen Siminoff as its first female director, as boardrooms at top Silicon Valley companies become more diverse.
Siminoff, 44, who held various roles at Yahoo from 1996 to 2002, joins eight men on Zynga’s board, the San Francisco-based company said today in a statement. She is currently chief executive officer of education startup Shmoop University Inc.