But reports from those attending sketched out a few salient details.
The all-hands meeting Uber was a private event. Khosrowshahi's close collaborator at Expedia, CFO Mark Okerstrom, was promoted Wednesday to chief executive of the online travel company. The last of these is likely to be a priority for Khosrowshahi, who before taking the reins at Expedia in 2005 served as CFO of Barry Diller's IAC Travel, which bought Expedia in 2003. The vacancies include chief operating officer, chief marketing officer and chief financial officer. Khosrowshahi also is likely to take advantage of multiple C-suite openings to create an inner circle capable of executing his marching orders for the ride-sharing company. On Wednesday, a judge ruled in Kalanick's favor that the dispute needs to be resolved through arbitration and not a trial. Uber investor Benchmark Capital, which has a seat on the board, is suing Kalanick for mismanagement. "Culture is written bottoms up."Īnother tweet indicated that Khosrowshahi wants to bring in a chairman who can serve as his "partner at the board level." Uber's myriad issues include recent board infighting that affected the CEO search. "If culture is pushed top down, then people don't believe in it," he said, according to an Uber tweet. Khosrowshahi, who addressed staffers in conversation with Uber board member and Kalanick supporter Arianna Huffington, added that the company's legacy of sexism and aggressiveness as outlined in Susan Fowler's explosive February blog post had to be changed at a grass roots level. "What got us here is not what’s going to get us to the next level." "This company has to change," Khosrowshahi said, according to a tweet posted by Uber's communications team. While Expedia's outgoing CEO pledged to maintain the corporate drive for which Uber, often controversially, became known, the 48-year-old also vowed to address the toxic cultural issues that rocked the company this year. "And we have an inspiring leader take us there. "So Uber’s next chapter begins today," Kalanick says. In audio leaked to Yahoo, a subdued Kalanick can be heard haltingly reciting Khosrowshahi's resume - born in Tehran, emigrated to New York's Westchester County at age 9, educated at Brown University, star at Expedia. SAN FRANCISCO - Uber started a new ride Wednesday, as incoming CEO Dara Khosrowshahi took over from co-founder Travis Kalanick at an all-hands headquarters meeting. Watch Video: Who is Uber CEO front-runner Dara Khosrowshahi?
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