Yahoo! Names Biondi, Chapple To Board


	Yahoo! Names Biondi, Chapple To Board

Wendy Tanaka

8-15-2008 12:43 PM

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Wendy Tanaka says:

Biondi wasn't a surprise. Time Warner wouldn't allow Jonathan Miller on the board, so Chapple got the nod.

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