Uber's exodus continues: Here are all the high-ranking execs who left the troubled company this year
It's been a year of turmoil for Uber, as the company has careened from one crises to another.
Since February, when Susan Fowler released her now infamous blog post, the ride-hailing company has lost a deep bench of its top executives — each leaving the company for different reasons.
Uber now has a new CEO in former Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, who started on the job two weeks ago.
Given the number of vacancies at the top of his org, he may not have to ask for the resignations of a large number of people in order to bring in his own hand-picked team.
Yet it's also clear that the exodus isn't entirely over yet, as just this month Uber's compliance officer, top lawyer and others have said that they, too, are leaving.
Here's an updated tally of who has left the company and why since February.
Travis Kalanick, former CEO
Departure: June 20
Replacement: Dara Khosrowshahi
After a months of scandals, an internal investigation that led the company to fire 20 people, and a slew of lawsuits, Uber co-founder Kalanick was forced to resign as CEO. Adding to the pressure on Kalanick was an insurrection among a number of major investors that was led by Benchmark, which holds a board seat.
Kalanick remains on Uber's board of directors.
Salle Yoo, former top lawyer
Departure: Soon
Replacement: none, yet
Uber's top legal officer Salle Yoo has resigned from the company effective after she helps Khosrowshahi find her successor. She announced her departure in an email to the troops, published by the WSJ on September 12.
She leaves as Uber faces numerous lawsuits including one by Waymo alleging Uber stole its self-driving car trade secrets; one involving allegations that executives looked at medical records of a rape victim in India; and three federal probes into its operations.
Michael Brown, head of operations in Asia
Departure: Sept. 19
Replacement: none, yet
Michael Brown had been with Uber ramping up its Asia operations for four years. Although he was not involved in Uber's China or India business, and its struggles there, his name was involved in several of other scandals.
For instance, in August, Uber was accused of knowingly leasing 1,000 recalled vehicles to drivers in Singapore and Brown advocated pulling all the vehicles off the road after one of them caught fire.
The DOJ is also currently investigating whether Uber violated bribery laws in several Asian countries in Brown's territory.
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