雅虎公司最大股東Third Point創辦人3日踢爆雅虎執行長湯普森大學學歷造假，4日又要求湯普森周一 (7日)正午前必須下台。

避險基金Third Point創辦人洛柏致函雅虎董事會，要求於7 日前開除湯普森，否則將採取法律行動。他表示，公司執行長學歷不應有錯誤，「許多執行長被開除的原因，比這更微不足道」。

洛柏透過Third Point持有雅虎5.8%的股權，為目前最大股東。雅虎則回應，此事已交由董事會審議，並將告知股東相關處分。

湯普森於1月受聘為雅虎執行長，簡歷說他畢業於波士頓近郊的石丘學院 (Stonehill College)，有會計與電腦工程雙學位。但洛柏調查發現，湯普森僅有會計學位。

雅虎若依要求開除湯普森，將被迫尋找五年內第五任執行長人選。董事會原預期湯普森能帶領雅虎起死回生，挽救人才流失與營運下坡的困境，並逆勢趕上Google和臉書等熱門科技公司。

加州聖他克拉拉大學「馬庫拉應用道德中心」執行主任韓森認為，「除非雅虎董事會能找到代罪羔羊，他們恐怕別無選擇，只能解聘湯普森」。

自學歷造假新聞傳出以來，雅虎股價連續兩天下跌，4日收盤價為15.15美元。

2012-05-03

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Activist hedge fund investor Third Point demanded that internet company Yahoo Inc fire its chief executive, Scott Thompson, by Monday for padding his resume.

The hedge fund's CEO Daniel Loeb, who has been waging a public battle to place his company's nominees on Yahoo's board, also called for the resignation of board member Patti Hart, whom he had accused of claiming false degrees on her resume.

Yahoo, whose revenue slid by more than a fifth last year, brought in Thompson, PayPal's former president, as chief executive in January, five months after Carol Bartz was fired.

Yahoo spokesmen could not be immediately reached for comment.

Yahoo's board is reviewing the discrepancy in Thompson's educational record -- Yahoo's SEC filings say he has a bachelor's degree in computer science when his degree was in accounting -- after calling it an "inadvertent error."

The resume problem was revealed by Loeb, who issued an ultimatum to Yahoo on Friday demanding it sack Thompson by noon EDT on Monday.

Loeb did not say what actions he would take if the company did not meet his demand.

Third Point wants Yahoo to publicly reveal the process by which Thompson was vetted and disclose all minutes of any board meeting where his candidacy was discussed.

The hedge fund, whose 5.8 percent stake in Yahoo ranks it among the company's largest institutional shareholders, has accused Thompson of deliberately misrepresenting his education.

(Reporting By Poornima Gupta)