Uber is officially searching for its own Sheryl Sandberg.
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick instructed workers Tuesday he’s in search of a second in command to lend a hand him steer the company after a rocky start to the year.
“This morning I advised the Uber crew that we’re actively looking for a chief running Officer: a peer who can companion with me to jot down the next chapter in our journey,” Kalanick stated in a statement Tuesday.
Kalanick cofounded Uber in 2009 and turned it into the sector’s most valuable startup by means of bulldozing over competitors and regulations. Now he may need some grownup supervision — just as fb CEO Mark Zuckerberg did when hiring Sandberg as COO in 2008.
The announcement comes at a time when Uber and Kalanick are on thin ice with consumers, workers and drivers over a sequence of controversies.
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Uber is presently conducting an “pressing” investigation in accordance with a former employee who made public allegations of sexism and harassment on the company.
That got here on the heels of a viral boycott of Uber in January. Social media users urged consumers to #DeleteUber after the corporate used to be perceived as breaking up a strike of taxi drivers who were protesting President Trump’s trip ban.
Uber customers additionally took difficulty with Kalanick’s choice to serve on Trump’s industry advisory council. The CEO later dropped out of the council.
If all that wasn’t sufficient, Kalanick was once caught on camera arguing with an Uber driver.
“i must essentially exchange as a leader and develop up,” Kalanick said in a commentary after the video surfaced final week.
CNNMoney (ny) First printed March 7, 2017: 2:forty nine PM ET
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