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Uber Operating, Marketing Chiefs Leaving in Leadership Shake-Up

  • The CEO says two lieutenants will leave, promotes two others
  • Longtime employees Jill Hazelbaker, Andrew Macdonald ascend
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Uber COO and CMO Step Down in Leadership Shakeup
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After a tumultuous stock debut, Uber Technologies Inc. Chief Executive Officer Dara Khosrowshahi is parting ways with two top lieutenants in a major leadership overhaul. Barney Harford, the chief operating officer, and Rebecca Messina, the chief marketing officer, are both leaving the company, Uber said.

Uber had largely shielded Harford from the public spotlight after he was the subject of an internal review over what some employees described as racially insensitive remarks by the operating chief last year. The investigation was closed last year and found no evidence of discrimination, the company said. Behind the scenes, Harford led much of Uber’s business, though he remained a divisive figure.