New Uber CEO meets staff as emotional Travis Kalanick gets standing ovation
by Olivia Solon in San Francisco from Technology | The Guardian on (#30R50)
Dara Khosrowshahi, the former Expedia CEO, holds an all-staff meeting as the ousted Uber founder describes the last six months as the hardest of his life
The incoming Uber CEO, Dara Khosrowshahi, former CEO of Expedia, addressed the ride-hailing company in an all-hands meeting Wednesday at the company's San Francisco headquarters.
Khosrowshahi, who starts next Tuesday, replaces the ousted leader and co-founder Travis Kalanick, who resigned following a string of controversies including allegations of sexual harassment, discrimination and intellectual property theft.