Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer gave birth to a son on Sunday evening, just over a week before her due date.
In an appropriate move for a woman who has made her name in technology, Mayer's husband Zachary Bogue announced the birth via Twitter on Monday, writing: 'Baby boy Bogue born last night. Mom (@marissamayer) and baby are doing great- we couldn't be more excited!'
Yahoo! released a statement hours later saying that Mayer is working from home this week but she may reappear in the office in person after only a week of maternity leave.
'She will be working remotely and is planning to return to the office as soon as possible (likely in 1-2 weeks),' a Yahoo spokesman told Reuters in an emailed statement.
Virtual announcement: Mayer retweeted her
husband's announcement that their son had been born on the evening of
Sunday September 30
Keeping up appearances: Just two weeks before
her labor, Marissa Mayer attended the opening of the San Francisco
Symphony wearing a tailored Erdem gown
'My maternity leave will be a few weeks long and I'll work throughout it,' the expectant mom told Fortune at the time.
Yahoo executives were aware that she was with child when they interviewed her, and she said that their decision to go ahead with her hiring 'showed their evolved thinking'.
Just days after her hiring, Mayer tweeted a picture of a layette set filled with Yahoo! themed baby gear that the company's communications team sent her. Whether or not she will choose to dress her little boy in the yellow-and-purple outfits that are clear ads for the company is another guess entirely.
As she proclaimed that her newborn would not slow her down, her pregnancy didn't either and she attended the San Francisco Symphony Opening Gala just two weeks ago.
She posted a photo of herself in black-tie gown on her Twitter, thanking the designer who tailored the runway look to her ever-growing baby bump.
Baby basket: Mayer received a customized Yahoo-themed basket of goodies for her newborn
Happy couple: Mayer's husband Zachary Bogue announced the birth via Twitter saying that both 'mom and baby are doing great'
SEC filings show that the new mother is only be granted 20 days of vacation each year, but that does not include her maternity leave which started today.
Mayer, who made her name as the 20th employee at Google, is already worth a rumored $300million. Her new salary at Yahoo! is said to be $1million a year and is expected to make more than $71million over the next five years due to stock options and bonuses.
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