Uber SVP of Global Operations will be leaving that full-time senior leadership role in the middle of September to “focus” on his role as a director of Uber’s..
Uber SVP of Global Operations will be leaving that full-time senior leadership role in the middle of September to “focus” on his role as a director of Uber’s board.
Graves, who acted as Uber’s CEO from early 2010 until founder Travis Kalanick took over the position at the end of that year, had been seen as a close associate of Kalanick’s over the course of his long tenure at the ride-hailing company.
An earlier report from Business Insider suggested that Graves had a decreased role in Uber’s operations since last August, and he remained out of the spotlight during Uber’s recent issues around culture and accusations of sexual harassment. In an email to employees announcing Graves’ departure from his SVP role, he ends by alluding to the need for the company to focus on culture now, as it neglected much of the need to do so during its rapid growth to this point.
The full email from Graves to staff, obtained by TechCrunch by a source close to the matter, is included below.
