Former Uber CEO Names Two Directors Without Consulting Board
- Kalanick asserts right to pick directors as questions swirl
- Company calls the appointments ‘a complete surprise’
Travis Kalanick's Tumultuous Reign at Uber
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Former Uber Technologies Inc. Chief Executive Officer Travis Kalanick named two new directors without consulting the company’s new leader or other existing board members, ratcheting up a Machiavellian battle for control of the world’s most valuable startup.
Kalanick said in an announcement late Friday that he had appointed Ursula Burns, Xerox Corp.’s former CEO, and John Thain, the ex-Merrill Lynch chief, to the startup’s board. Uber challenged the appointments, calling them "a complete surprise."