Uber's executive exodus: The 9 high-ranking execs to leave the troubled company

Associated Press

As Uber has faced a series of crises, it's been steadily losing top executives. 

Since February, the ride-hailing company has lost its president and its heads of communications, finance, product, and its self-driving car division. In all, nine of its most senior executives have headed out the door — all for different reasons.

As Uber faces challenges on all fronts in 2017, here's who has left the company and who (if anyone) has stepped in to fill their roles:

Jeff Jones, former president of ridesharing

Uber

Departure: March 19

Replacement: None. Uber is searching for a COO instead.

When the company announced Jones' hire in August 2016, Kalanick lauded him for his experience as a Target's chief marketing officer and was excited about what he would bring to the ride-hailing giant. Jones' role as president meant he was in charge of all of Uber's operations, marketing, and customer support around the globe.

But Jones ended up leaving after less than a year at the company. In a statement sent to Recode, Jones said he was leaving because "the beliefs and approach to leadership that have guided my career are inconsistent with what I saw and experienced at Uber."

 

Rachel Whetstone, former SVP of Global Policy and Communications

Google

Departure: April 11

Replacement: Jill Hazelbaker

Whetstone joined Uber in 2015 from Google. As soon as she started, she revamped Uber's communications strategy and attempted to rein in Uber's free-wheeling cities, which had caused more than a few PR problems.

But Whetstone quit suddenly in April amid a torrent of negative headlines for the company. "I joined Uber because I love the product—and that love is as strong today as it was when I booked my very first ride six years ago," Whetstone said in her farewell statement. 

Gautam Gupta, former Head of Finance

LinkedIn

Departure: July (announced on May 31)

Replacement: Uber is searching for a CFO with public company experience. Its temporary finance chief is Prabir Adarkar, who also serves as its head of strategic finance.

Gupta had run Uber's finances since the departure of its last CFO in 2015, but the company never officially gave him the CFO title. Gupta joined Uber from Goldman Sachs more than four years ago. He'll be leaving in July to join a startup in an unrelated field, where he'll serve as COO.

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