Oct. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Yahoo! Inc., the Internet company that’s exploring strategic options after ousting Chief Executive Officer Carol Bartz, appointed Ash Munshi chief technology officer, replacing Raymie Stata.

Munshi “has a well-established career managing successful global technology organizations at the most senior levels with a laser focus on meeting and exceeding customer needs,” Sunnyvale, California-based Yahoo said in a statement. Stata is taking on a newly created role of entrepreneur in residence.

The job changes were previously reported by the AllThingsDigital technology blog.

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