Facebook lures away YouTube CFO Gideon Yu

News:  Social networking site Facebook just announced that Gideon Yu will become its new Chief Financial Officer replacing Michael Sheridan.  Yu went to Stanford undergrad and got an MBA from Harvard.  He worked as treasurer at Yahoo.  (More)

Analysis: Facebook is pretty hot right now, rumored to be preparing for an IPO or purchase by some other company.  After seeing through YouTube’s acquisition by Google, Yu probably needed more excitement.

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