Uber brings back chief operating officer role as Khosrowshahi loosens grip

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Uber has appointed his first Chief Operating Officer since 27 years, since Chief Executive Dara Khosavasahi has shaken the senior leadership and is holding him in the ride-helling company.

According to the public filing, Uber’s dynamics chief, Andrew McDonald, has been appointed President and Chief Operating Officer immediately. He will be responsible for monitoring the mobility of the business and the supply of food, the company’s second-in-command.

McDonald, who joined Uber in 2002 and known as Mac as Mac, will report directly to Khosabhahi. He will take charge of the company’s autonomous business as well as its membership service.

“This is a natural step in evolution as a company, because we are increasing the busyness throughout our entire platform.” “Mac has proved himself as a very effective leader of Uber and I am thrilled to take action on this important new role.”

The restructuring comes when Uber wants to become a leading platform for various services, including restaurant booking and retail, while improvement in its original diet and ride-hilling businesses. This is the goal of becoming a favorite platform for autonomous vehicles.

According to the internal memo, Khosarvashi assured Uber workers that he was not planning to quit business. “I acknowledged that the change could request some questions about my future, so I would be clear: I have no plans to go anywhere soon,” he wrote.

McDonald’s promotion means that Khoshvashahi will return some of his daily responsibilities, and according to a person known in this regard, the “single point of failure” will no longer be the “failure” for a critical business decision.

The newly elected mobility and distribution chiefs will report the new head of autonomous mobility and distribution as well as McDonald. Uber Delivery chief Pierre-Demitri Gore-Koti announced his departure on Monday for about five years.

A former Uber Executive Times told the Financial Times that Khosarvashi could do what he could do after his current position.

The Uber Chief has been in the position since the co-founder Travis Kalannk replacing it. Khosarvahi joined Uber from XPidia while the ride-hailing company was overwhelmed by sexual harassment. He took Uber to it First annual operating gain In 2023 and repeated the glory Last yearThe

Former executive said, “Dara is the most working person on the planet. I have a criticism that he runs everything and has a lot of direct report,” said the former executive. “No other company will give him that amount of control.”

McDonald will transfer from New York to Toronto, where Khosarovshahi, including many organizations, is based on many leadership. He will receive $ 5 million in the stock with the purpose of time and performance.