Yahoo Vets Two New Board Members

By Jessica E. Vascellaro and Joann S. Lublin Word Count: 515 | Companies Featured in This Article: Yahoo, Time Warner Yahoo Inc. is in the final stages of vetting former Viacom CEO Frank Biondi and John Chapple, the former CEO of Nextel Partners, to join its board, according to a person familiar with the matter, as it moves towards completing its agreement with Carl Icahn, who backed down from his campaign to oust Yahoo's directors last month. Yahoo -- which is expected to announce the new appointments by Friday -- has yet to make a final decision, according to this person, but characterized the names as the board's preferred choices who were likely to be selected unless any unforeseen issues ... $ Subscription may be... [read full story]