Yahoo! chief Scott Thompson apologises for CV error The internet business has spent the past five days trying to contain the fallout from the revelation that Mr Thompson could not have obtained the degree on his resume because it was not offered at Stonehill College, near Boston, while he was there. The board of Yahoo! said that it had been an "inadvertent error" and insisted that Mr Thompson, who joined the company in January, is highly qualified for the job. In a message to staff, Mr Thompson said: "I want you to know how deeply I regret how this issue has affected the company and all of you." The discrepancy on Mr Thompson's CV was pointed out by hedge fund Third Point, which owns a 6pc stake in Yahoo! and is pushing for change at the company. Third Point founder Daniel Loeb last week called on Yahoo!'s board to dismiss Mr Thompson for the discrepancy on his resume. He has since stepped up the pressure by asking to see all the documents that relate to Mr Thompson's recruitment. Meanwhile, All Things D - a technology blog affiliated with The Wall Street Journal - has claimed that Patti Hart, the head of the Yahoo! search committee that hired Mr Thompson, won't seek re-election at the company's annual meeting later this year.