Instead, it selected Dara Khosrowshahi, the understated chief executive of online travel booking company Expedia. A spokesperson for the board did not respond to a request for comment, and the board has not yet issued an explanation for why it chose Khosrowshahi. He has been chief executive of the publicly-traded Expedia since 2005, during which the company’s share price quintupled. And despite facing fierce competition from the likes of Priceline and Google, market researchers credit Khosrowshahi with keeping Expedia in the game. Though he’s less recognized than Whitman and Immelt, Uber probably took notice of such accomplishments, observers said.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 29, 2017 00:56 UTC