His name was Travis Kalanick. But this time, in mid-April, Mr. Khosrowshahi faced a Travis headache that lay in the future. The problem for Mr. Khosrowshahi, according to two people briefed on the matter, was that Mr. Kalanick wanted to be there. It would be close to the second anniversary of the accidental death of Travis Kalanick’s mother, and of the dramatic boardroom coup that ousted him as boss. Period.” Mr. Kalanick’s appearance would unavoidably rekindle public memories of just how much of a disaster his final year was.

Source: New York Times May 03, 2019 17:46 UTC