Uber Technologies has chosen VMware’s Zane Rowe as the top candidate for chief financial officer to lead preparations for what could be the biggest initial public offering of 2019, sources said. Before joining VMware, Mr Rowe was CFO at Continental Airlines and led North American sales for Apple. He would be the latest high-profile man to join the executive ranks under Uber chief executive Dara Khosrowshahi. Since taking over in September, Mr Khosrowshahi hired PepsiCo’s Tony West as chief legal counsel and Orbitz’s Barney Harford as chief operating officer. Mr Rowe would help Uber move closer to an IPO, which could happen as soon as late 2019.

Source: The Irish Times April 19, 2018 05:24 UTC