Travis Kalanick

The man who might lead Uber packs travel, money smarts

San Francisco - Muslimchronicle

Expedia chief Dara Khosrowshahi is credited with turning the company into a global travel services behemoth, winning admiration from employees on the journey. Uber is hoping he will now slip into the driver's seat at the controversy-battered ride-sharing service and steer it along a similarly glorious route. The San Francisco-based startup has yet to confirm reports that Khosrowshahi was pickedRead more

New chief challenged to steady the wheel

San Francisco - Muslimchronicle

Uber appeared on Monday to have found a new hand to steady the wheel at the smartphone-summoned ride service, which has skidded from one controversy to another. Uber has yet to confirm reports that Dara Khosrowshahi to replace ousted Travis Kalanick as chief at the San Francisco-based startup. However, Expedia board chairman Barry Diller appeared to confirm the choice inRead more

Former GE boss drops out of Uber CEO hunt

Manila - Muslimchronicle

Former GE CEO Jeff Immelt, whose name was on the shortlist to replace ousted Travis Kalanick at Uber, on Sunday removed himself from the running for the top job at the ride-hailing giant. "I have decided not to pursue a leadership position at Uber," Immelt said on Twitter, without explaining his reasons. "I have immense respect for the company &Read more

Uber board spat over ex-chief Kalanick goes public

Washington - Muslimchronicle

A bitter fight over control of Uber has intensified in recent days with warring factions battling over the future role, if any, of ousted chief executive Travis Kalanick at the global rideshare titan. On Monday, a major investor fired off a message to Uber employees explaining why it filed suit last week against founder Kalanick, accusing him of coveringRead more

Uber investor lawsuit accuses Kalanick of rigging board

San Francisco - Muslimchronicle

A major Uber investor on Thursday sued founder Travis Kalanick, accusing the recently departed chief executive of covering misdeeds while rigging the board in order to return to power at the company. Kalanick resigned in June, yielding to pressure from investors seeking to clean up a toxic corporate culture at Uber. His departure capped a rocky period for the globalRead more

Kalanick, Uber's disruptive driving force

San Francisco - Muslimchronicle

Travis Kalanick was the driving force behind Uber, taking a spur-of-moment idea and turning it into the world's most valuable venture-funded tech startup. But Kalanick's brash personality and freewheeling management style made him a liability as well as an asset to the global ridesharing giant, and on Wednesday he stepped down as chief executive. Kalanick frequently recounts how the ideaRead more

Uber business growth ‘strong and healthy’

San Francisco - Arab Today

Uber has provided a glimpse at its earnings, saying it is growing strong while working to overhaul company culture at the scandal-dented on-demand ride service. “We’re fortunate to have a healthy and growing business, giving us the room to make the changes we know are needed on management and accountability, our culture and organization, and our relationship with drivers,” Uber’sRead more

Driving change: Travis Kalanick, the force behind Uber

San Francisco - Arab today

Uber’s rise to the top of the ride-sharing industry is due in large part to its hard-charging founder and chief executive, Travis Kalanick. But while Kalanick has steered Uber to a valuation in the tens of billions of dollars with operations worldwide, he and the company have been bruised by this aggressiveness, prompting a search for a steadier hand atRead more

To probe sexual harassment claims

San Francisco - Arab Today

Uber has hired former attorney general Eric Holder to review workplace conditions after a ex-employee alleged sexual harassment and sexism at the firm. Susan Fowler, an engineer who worked at the rideshare company until the end of last year, said in a blog post Sunday that her manager made sexual advances shortly after she joined the company at the endRead more

Uber CEO orders urgent investigation after former employee accuses company of harassment

San Francisco - Xinhua

Uber CEO Travis Kalanick said Sunday that he was ordering an investigation after a former employee accused the company of ignoring her repeated reports of sexual harassment and gender bias in a lengthy blog post. Susan Fowler, a former site reliability engineer at Uber, joined the ride-hailing service in November 2015. She recounted in the blog post published Sunday thatRead more