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She is one of the biggest stars in Silicon Valley, but multimillionaire chief executive Marissa Mayer has her hands full trying to revive the fortunes of faded Internet pioneer Yahoo.
The 40-year-old, who once worked at a grocery store, is listed as the 22nd most powerful woman by Forbes magazine.
She is also among the best-paid executives, with a package worth $42 million last year including stock options.
But Mayer faces a major test with Yahoo set to spin off its core operations into a separate company that will allow investors to more clearly see its value without the distortion from its huge investment in China's Alibaba.
She is not the first CEO seeking to reinvent Yahoo, but she had initially inspired confidence with her experience as a manager at rival Google.
At Google, Mayer was responsible for local and geographical products including Google Maps, Google Earth, Street View and local search for desktop and mobile.
The 40-year-old, who once worked at a grocery store, is listed as the 22nd most powerful woman by Forbes magazine.
She is also among the best-paid executives, with a package worth $42 million last year including stock options.
But Mayer faces a major test with Yahoo set to spin off its core operations into a separate company that will allow investors to more clearly see its value without the distortion from its huge investment in China's Alibaba.
She is not the first CEO seeking to reinvent Yahoo, but she had initially inspired confidence with her experience as a manager at rival Google.
At Google, Mayer was responsible for local and geographical products including Google Maps, Google Earth, Street View and local search for desktop and mobile.
