London, Jan 14 : Yahoo Inc. has named technology veteran Carol Bartz as its new chief executive.

The 60-year-old Silicon Valley veteran is a well-respected industry figure who led business software maker Autodesk for 14 years before becoming its chairman in 2006.

Her appointment follows a search for a replacement for the Internet portal''s co-founder Jerry Yang, reports the BBC.

San Francisco  - Yahoo is to name Carol Bartz, the former chief executive of software company Autodesk, as its new CEO, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.

The report comes after a two-month search for a replacement for company founder Jerry Yang, who was widely blamed for botching merger talks with Microsoft that would have proved highly lucrative to many shareholders.