Even as it acknowledges past mistakes, Uber says the fallout hasn't damaged its business yet. Uber CEO Travis Kalanick was conspicuously absent from Tuesday's call, though he is in the eye of the storm thrashing the company. Last month, Kalanick hired former US Attorney General Eric Holder to lead an investigation into the sexual harassment charges leveled by the former engineer, Susan Fowler. Huffington said Uber's board wouldn't have allowed Kalanick to remain on the job, unless he had apologized for his mistakes and agreed to hire a chief operating officer. Without identifying any candidates, Huffington said the applicants to become Uber's chief operating officer are "truly world-class leaders who have worked in very complex organizations already.

Source: Egypt Independent March 21, 2017 23:15 UTC