Jeff Jones has left after just six months in the job, citing differences of opinion with the San Franciso company’s strategy Seth Wenig/APUber’s tumultuous start to the year was compounded by the resignation of its president last night. Jeff Jones left after just six months in the job, citing differences of opinion with the San Franciso company’s strategy. After his appointment last year to improve its brand reputation Uber was hit by allegations of intellectual property rights theft and a row with regulators over the testing of its self-driving cars. This year the business became the subject of a boycott in relation to President Trump’s travel ban before it was hit with sexual harassment claims. A video also emerged last month of Travis Kalanick, the company’s co-founder and chief executive, berating an Uber driver – further damaging the company’s reputation.

Source: The Times March 20, 2017 08:48 UTC