Getting rid of Travis Kalanick may have been hard for Uber’s investors and board of directors. As the company’s board inches ahead in its search for a new chief executive to run the embattled ride-hailing company, candidates are dropping out before they’ve even met with every board member. “They’re trying to hire someone for two very different roles,” said Bradley Tusk, an early investor in Uber who is not involved with the board’s CEO search. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. to change Uber’s culture of bullying and harassment, secure deals and eventually lead the firm to an initial public offering. The difficulty of the board’s CEO search has been compounded by internal disagreements.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 01, 2017 09:56 UTC