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Uber’s communications chief has resigned from the ride-hailing firm as it reels from a wave of public relations crises.
CEO Travis Kalanick announced the departure of Rachel Whetstone, Uber’s head of policy and communications, in a memo to staff Tuesday.
Rachel is the latest in a series of top managers to exit the $68 billion startup.
Kalanick said the decision to step down after less than two years was Whetstone’s. But he didn’t explain why one of the company’s longest-serving senior female executives was leaving. Uber declined to comment further.
Whetstone has certainly had her hands full recently, CNN said in the report.
Uber had to contend with a boycott campaign that went viral in January. Social media users urged customers to #DeleteUber after the company was perceived as breaking up a taxi strike of drivers protesting President Trump’s travel ban.
CEO Travis Kalanick announced the departure of Rachel Whetstone, Uber’s head of policy and communications, in a memo to staff Tuesday.
Rachel is the latest in a series of top managers to exit the $68 billion startup.
Kalanick said the decision to step down after less than two years was Whetstone’s. But he didn’t explain why one of the company’s longest-serving senior female executives was leaving. Uber declined to comment further.
Whetstone has certainly had her hands full recently, CNN said in the report.
Uber had to contend with a boycott campaign that went viral in January. Social media users urged customers to #DeleteUber after the company was perceived as breaking up a taxi strike of drivers protesting President Trump’s travel ban.
