In an internal email to employees on Tuesday, Uber’s chief executive, Travis Kalanick, said Ms. Whetstone was leaving amicably and of her own volition. “Since joining in 2015, Rachel has blown us all away with her ability to get stuff done,” Mr. Kalanick wrote. Over the past few months, Ms. Whetstone has steered Uber through several firestorms. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyApart from Ms. Whetstone, other Uber executives have recently quit. Jill Hazelbaker, a former political operative for Senator John McCain and a longtime colleague of Ms. Whetstone’s at Google and Uber, will step into Ms. Whetstone’s global public policy and communications role.

Source: New York Times April 12, 2017 00:45 UTC