With Marissa Mayer In Place, Yahoo’s Interim CEO Ross Levinsohn Officially Leaves The Company

After Scott Thompson’s unceremonious departure from Yahoo’s CEO spot earlier this year, Ross Levinsohn took over as the company’s interim chief executive — and for a while there, he was widely expected to eventually be named Yahoo’s permanent CEO.

But, of course, that’s not what ended up happening. This month, Yahoo announced that longtime Google executive Marissa Mayer would take the CEO spot.

And now it’s official that Levinsohn will not be sticking around to see how it plays out. His last day is tomorrow.

The news was first reported in a post today by AllThingsD’s Kara Swisher, which was followed this afternoon by Yahoo filing regulatory documents officially confirming that Ross Levinsohn will leave Yahoo, effective July 31.

Though his ego may have been bruised by Mayer’s appointment as CEO, he will not be walking out empty-handed: In the document, Levinsohn’s departure is classified as “termination without cause,” which makes Levinsohn eligible for a pretty nice severance package per his contract. This includes a cash payment equal to his annual base salary, his target annual bonus, and accelerated vesting of a number of his stock awards and options. Before he became Yahoo’s interim CEO, Levinsohn worked at Yahoo as an EVP and head of global media. Last year, his base salary was $700,000.

Yahoo has issued a separation agreement signed by Marissa Mayer, which details boilerplate clauses such as non-disparagement and non-compete. In the end, just before Mayer’s signature, is a terse valedictory: “I wish you good luck in your future endeavors.” Levinsohn’s executive background is solid, and he’s quite well-respected in the worlds of both tech and media — so it will certainly be interesting to see what those endeavors are.