Uber’s board met yesterday to decide whether co-founder Travis Kalanick should step back — and to determine the future of two close allies — as it considers the findings of a scathing report into the ride-hailing group’s culture.
Mr Kalanick could go on temporary leave or cede his position as chief executive, according to two people involved in the situation, putting the future of the tech industry’s most valuable private company on the line after months of damaging revelations about its leadership and workplace behaviour.
The board will delve through the report into Uber’s internal practices and diversity prepared by Eric Holder, the former US attorney-general, according to these people.