Uber CEO Travis Kalanick resigns under investor pressure
- 21-Jun-2017
SAN FRANCISCO: Uber Technologies Chief Executive Travis Kalanick, co-founder of one of the most influential technology companies of its generation, resigned on Tuesday under mounting pressure from investors over his leadership. Kalanick’s departure caps a tumultuous period for the world’s largest ride-services company, which upended the taxi industry and transportation regulations globally with Kalanick at […]
Uber CEO quits Trump’s business advisory group
- 03-Feb-2017
SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON: Uber Technologies Chief Executive Officer Travis Kalanick quit President Donald Trump’s business advisory group on Thursday amid mounting pressure from activists and employees who oppose the administration’s immigration policies. Critics included Uber drivers, many of whom are immigrants themselves. “Joining the group was not meant to be an endorsement of the president or […]