Rachel Whetstone leaves Google communication role to join Uber
by Chris Johnston from Technology | The Guardian on (#90BG)
Former chief of staff to Michael Howard joins taxi company as it battles fierce resistance to expand and float on the stock market
Rachel Whetstone, the Briton who has been head of communications and public policy at Google for several years, has been poached by Uber for a similar role.
She will become senior vice-president of policy and communications at the taxi company, which is expected to list on the stock market this year and has been valued at as much as $50bn (31.7bn).
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