Yahoo is starting its first full week with an updated board of directors and a fresh outlook for the future. Former Viacom CEO Frank Biondi Jr. and former Nextel CEO John Chapple -- both recommended by outspoken shareholder-turned-board-member Carl Icahn -- were officially appointed to leadership roles Thursday. Now, the company will try to find the path away from public battles and into success.

Yahoo Inc. said Thursday it will add the former chief executives of Viacom and Nextel Partners to its board of directors as part of the company's deal to ward off a proxy fight with billionaire investor Carl Icahn.

Yahoo Inc. said Thursday it will add the former chief executives of Viacom and Nextel Partners to its board of directors as part of the company's deal to ward off a proxy fight with billionaire investor Carl Icahn. The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company selected...

Yahoo said that it would add the former chief executives of Viacom and Nextel Partners to its board as part of the company?s deal to avoid a proxy fight with the investor Carl C. Icahn.

Yahoo Inc said on Thursday it had appointed former Viacom Inc (VIAb.N) CEO Frank Biondi and former Nextel Partners CEO John Chapple to its board as part of a settlement with investor Carl Icahn.

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Nextel plans $462 million investment in Argentina

Names percolating as the software giant gears up for a potential proxy fight with Yahoo include John Chapple, former Nextel Partners chief executive, and Edward Meyer, former CEO of advertising powerhouse Grey Global Group.