Tim Morse
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2011}}Timothy R. Morse was the CEO of Ten-X.{{cite news |agency = HousingWire | url=http://www.housingwire.com/articles/34132-former-yahoo-cfo-tim-morse-named-new-ceo-for-auctioncom| title=Former Yahoo! CFO Tim Morse named new CEO for Auction.com| first =Trey| last =Garrison| date=9 June 2015}} Previously Morse was the interim CEO of the Internet services company, Yahoo!. He was named after Carol Bartz lost her position as CEO on September 6, 2011. In January 2012, Yahoo picked Scott Thompson as the new CEO.{{cite news |agency = ZDNet | url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/its-official-yahoo-appoints-paypal-chief-scott-thompson-as-chief-executive/| title=It's official: Yahoo appoints PayPal chief Scott Thompson as chief executive| first = Zack | last =Whittaker| date=4 January 2012}}
Morse was CFO prior to his appointment.{{cite news|url=http://allthingsd.com/20110906/exclusive-carol-bartz-out-at-yahoo-cfo-interim-ceo/ |title=Exclusive: Carol Bartz Out at Yahoo; CFO Tim Morse Named Interim CEO |first=Kara |last=Swisher |author-link=Kara Swisher |website= allthingsd.com |date=September 6, 2011 |access-date=September 7, 2011}}{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/yahoo-dumps-bartz-as-ceo/ |title=Yahoo dumps Bartz as CEO |publisher=CBS News |date=January 13, 2009 |access-date=September 7, 2011}}
Education
Morse is a graduate of Boston College Carroll School of Management, from which he obtained a bachelor's degree in finance and operations and strategic management.[http://pressroom.yahoo.net/pr/ycorp/tim-morse.aspx Timothy R. Morse]. Yahoo!
Business career
Morse began his career at General Electric, and worked in various divisions: GE Plastics, GE Appliances and GE Capital in North America, Europe and Asia. He became general manager of business development for General Electric Plastics before being appointed its chief financial officer. After his departure from GE, Morse was the chief financial officer of Altera.
He was hired, by then CEO Carol Bartz, and was appointed Chief Financial Officer for Yahoo! in July 2009.{{Cite news | url = http://www.contracostatimes.com/breaking-news/ci_18837601 | title = Yahoo fires CEO Carol Bartz | author = Brandon Bailey | publisher = Contra Costa Times | date = September 6, 2011 | access-date = September 8, 2011 | archive-date = August 13, 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120813013616/http://www.contracostatimes.com/breaking-news/ci_18837601 | url-status = dead }}[http://pressroom.yahoo.net/pr/ycorp/389254.aspx "Morse Appointed Chief Financial Officer of Yahoo!"]. Yahoo! June 11, 2009 He served as Yahoo!'s interim chief executive officer (CEO) for roughly four months (September 2011 to January 2012), after the board relieved Carol Bartz of her position, and then returned to his previous position as CFO.{{Cite news| url =http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2012-05/D9UOHM980.htm| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20150923223938/http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2012-05/D9UOHM980.htm| url-status =dead| archive-date =September 23, 2015|title=Biographical info on Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson|agency= Associated Press|publisher=Bloomberg Businessweek |date =May 14, 2012}}
On September 25, 2012, it was announced that Morse will leave Yahoo! and will be replaced by Ken Goldman on October 22, 2012.{{cite web| url = http://allthingsd.com/20120925/yahoos-mayer-finally-parts-ways-with-cfo-tim-morse/| title = Yahoo's Mayer Finally Parts Ways With CFO Tim Morse, As Expected - Kara Swisher - News - AllThingsD}} After leaving Yahoo! he joined San Mateo{{En dash}}based Adap.tv.{{cite news| url=http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/blog/2013/01/adaptv-hires-ex-yahoo-cfo-tim-morse.html?page=all | title=Ex-Yahoo CFO Tim Morse sees 'world of difference' in new job at Adap.tv}} In June 2015, Auction.com named Morse as the company's CEO.{{Cite web|url=https://www.housingwire.com/articles/34132-former-yahoo-cfo-tim-morse-named-new-ceo-for-auctioncom/|title=Former Yahoo! CFO Tim Morse named new CEO for Auction.com|date=2015-06-09|website=HousingWire|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-24}}
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