Thursday, December 17, 2015

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer under fire for blowing $7MILLION on holiday party

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer under fire for $7M Gatsby-Christmas party
Eric Jackson, the founder of SpringOwl Asset Management, claims she spent $7million on last week's company holiday party. The Yahoo CEO has come under fire for a lavish holiday party amid speculation about the company's future and calls for her to resign from one shareholder. At the $7million Great Gatsby-themed holiday party then-pregnant Mayer, pictured right, threw earlier this month in San Francisco she sat perched on a 'pure white arm chair' posing for photos with employees. see photos from the $7,000.000 lavish party.


It was one example of allegedly excessive spending cited by hedge fund manager Eric Jackson submitted in a 99-page presentation to the board of the company detailing the millions Mayer has been spending as Yahoo continues to struggle over the past three years, losing more and more ground to Internet giants Google and Facebook. Jackson, the founder of SpringOwl Asset Management in New York City, also detailed the $450million Mayer has spent on free food for employees over the past four years as well as the $2million she spent giving away JawBone Up fitness bracelets to mark her one-year anniversary at the company.



Trouble: Marissa Mayer (above at the Yahoo holiday party last week) is under fire by a Yahoo investor for her excessive spending habits



Big bucks: Eric Jackson, the founder of SpringOwl Asset Management, claims she spent $7million on last week's company holiday party (above)



Posh: Mayer sat on a white armchair posing for photos with her employees at The Great Gatsby-themed event (above)



Location: The party was held in a warehouse on a pier and filled with chandeliers and a Rolls Royce



Holding court: One Yahoo employee got to chat with Mayer and take a photo at the event


Champagne girlsChampagne girls




Letting loose: There was a massive selection of top-shelf booze and variety of food offerings for those in attendance at the party



Gamble: The customized tables all had 'The Roaring 20th Year End Party 2015' written on the felt tops to celebrate the party's theme



Pimp my ride: A group of guests get their photo taken around the vintage Rolls Royce at the event



Perfect timing: The party also marked Yahoo's 20th anniversary

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