Yahoo Sunday named three new independent directors to its board, including American Express Executive Vice President and CMO John Hayes, Discovery Communications COO Peter Liguori, and outgoing IAC/InterActiveCorp. CFO Thomas McInerney. Earlier this year, independent directors Alfred Amoroso and Maynard Webb were appointed to the Yahoo board, and the company said it expects that the majority of its directors will be new to the board following this year’s annual meeting.