Uber Board Will Weigh Removing Executive Emil Michael
- CEO Kalanick is said to consider taking leave of absence
- A management committee of top Uber executives may run startup
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Uber Technologies Inc.’s board is expected to meet Sunday to discuss whether to part ways with top business executive Emil Michael, a chief confidant of Uber Chief Executive Officer Travis Kalanick, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Kalanick is also expected to weigh taking a three-month leave of absence, according to the people, who asked not to be identified discussing the matter. In addition to responding to a cavalcade of scandals, Kalanick has had to grapple with the accidental death of his mother, whose funeral was Friday. An Uber spokesman declined to comment.