Jerry Yang, the co-founder of Yahoo!, has quiescent from its board.
Mr Yang founded the online firm in 1995 with David Filo and was its arch senior manager from June 2007 until January 2009.
His handing over comes two weeks after the firm hired one-time PayPal senior manager Scott Thomson to be its new arch executive.
Mr Yang irritated a few shareholders by branch down a $47.5bn (31bn) takeover offer from Microsoft in 2008.
The company's stream marketplace worth is about $20bn.
Mr Yang has moreover quiescent from the play of Yahoo Japan and Alibaba Group and mentioned in a matter : "The time has advance for me to search for other interests outward of Yahoo!".
He moreover voiced encouragement is to company's stream management.
"I am fervent about the appointment of Scott Thompson as Chief Executive Officer and his ability, along with the whole Yahoo! care team, to guide Yahoo! in to an interesting and successful future," he said.
Yahoo! shares rose 3.4% in after-hours trading.
Some analysts had seen Mr Yang as an lag to the sale or restructuring of the business.
"This is evidently a positive. It provides a more design and impassive draw close to vital alternatives," mentioned Brett Harriss at Gabello Co.
"It's moreover great is to new CEO. He has one reduction confirmed bequest house associate to conflict his vision."
In add-on to leaving the board, Mr Yang is moreover giving up his pretension of "Chief Yahoo".
"While we and the whole house apply oneself his decision, we will skip his noteworthy perspective, prophesy and correct counsel," mentioned Yahoo! chairperson Roy Bostock.
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