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Terence Steven Semel (b. February 24 , 1943 in Brooklyn , New York ) joined Yahoo! as chairman and chief executive officer of Yahoo! Incorporated in May 2001 . He has led a successful transition of the Company by identifying and pursuing new opportunities within Yahoo!'s two core businesses, marketing services and consumer services. He has also assembled a talented executive team that has overseen the continued growth of Yahoo!'s global user base, a turnaround in Yahoo!'s marketing services offerings, and introduced new revenue opportunities, including sponsored search, listings and services bundled with high-speed Internet access. Previously, Semel spent 24 years at . Like Yahoo!, Warner Bros. reaches billions of worldwide consumers through its vast stable of properties. Semel is credited with building Warner Bros. from a single revenue source generating less than $1 billion to nearly $11 billion total revenues from multiple, diverse businesses in 50 countries. Prior to Warner Bros., Semel managed Walt Disney 's Theatrical Distribution division, and CBS ' Theatrical Distribution division. Semel is currently on the Board of Directors of Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation, Revlon , Inc., the Guggenheim Museum and the Board of Trustees at Emerson College where the Semel Theatre was named in his honor. Semel's daughter, '', which aired in the summer of 2005 . EXTERNAL LINKS |
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