Uber’s board of directors on Sunday chose Dara Khosrowshahi, the chief executive of online travel booking website Expedia, to be the new CEO of the embattled on-demand transportation company. So who is Dara Khosrowshahi? Dara Khosrowshahi, president and chief executive officer of Expedia, shown in 2014, has been chose to lead Uber. During his 12 years at Expedia, Khosrowshahi more than quintupled the company’s share price from around $24 in 2005 to $142.90 today. “Dara Khosrowshahi has been a transformational CEO,” a company spokeswoman said at the time of the stock option grant.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 28, 2017 17:01 UTC