Yahoo! Board Increases Size To Nine Directors - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO) announced its board has appointed two new independent directors, effective March 8, 2016. With the additions, the board returns to the size it was on December 4, 2015, prior to the resignations of Max Levchin and Charles Schwab. The new independent directors are Catherine Friedman are Eric Brandt.

Catherine Friedman held numerous positions over a 23-year investment banking career with Morgan Stanley. Eric Brandt served as the CFO of Broadcom until its acquisition by Avago, the President and CEO of Avanir Pharmaceuticals, and as the CFO of Allergan, Inc.