Uber has suffered a spate of controversies in 2017, the most serious being ongoing rows over a culture of sexism, and accusations of sexual harassment at the firm.<\/p>\n
After being filmed arguing with a driver over falling rates, the firm’s co-founder and chief executive Travis Kalanick admitted he needed “leadership help”. Earlier this month, he announced that the company was looking for a chief operating officer.<\/p>\n The role would have effectively demoted Mr Jones, who was not himself being considered for the position.<\/p>\n In an email to his staff on Sunday, Mr Kalanick said: “After we announced our intention to hire a COO, Jeff came to the tough decision that he doesn’t see his future at Uber.<\/p>\n “It is unfortunate that this was announced through the press, but I thought it was important to send all of you an email before providing comment publicly.”<\/p>\n The backroom manoeuvrings suggest bigger changes at Uber are on the way. Two separate, well-placed sources at the company have told the BBC that Mr Kalanick will likely step down as chief executive soon after the new COO is in place.<\/p>\n The move will be designed to reassure investors ahead of a long-anticipated potential initial public offering.<\/p>\n –<\/p>\n Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Uber president Jeff Jones is leaving the company after less than six months. A source at the taxi booking app told the BBC the resignation was “completely unexpected”. They said Mr Jones was frustrated the company was hiring a new chief operating officer and that he was not among the candidates. But according to technology […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[106],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n![\"Uber](\"http:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/13BA3\/production\/_95230808_kalanick.jpg\")