Yahoo's current board versus Icahn's challengers

Carl Icahn moved ahead with his attempt to overthrow Yahoo Inc.'s board of directors by submitting his final list of candidates Monday. The nominees remain the same as those he first provided in May, except the list has been whittled from 10 to nine candidates to reflect Yahoo's decision to reduce the size of its board. Here's a look at the incumbents and the Icahn-led opposition: YAHOO'S CURRENT BOARD _ Roy Bostock: A board member since May 2003, the former advertising executive was named chairman on Jan. 31, a few hours before Microsoft made its unsolicited takeover bid. He also is chairman of Northwest Airlines Corp., which last month agreed to be acquired by Delta Air Lines Inc. in a deal initially valued at $3.6 billion. _ Jerry Yang: After starting Yahoo in 1994 with David Filo, Yang has remained actively involved in... [read full story]