Uber appoints new head of operations in Indonesia, where it faces fierce competition

Jakarta

UBER Technologies Inc on Wednesday unveiled a new head of its Indonesian operations in a market where the online taxi company faces cutthroat competition, regulatory uncertainty and a reported US probe into whether it broke bribery laws.

Monika Rudijono, who has a marketing background and is the first Indonesian president of Uber in South-east Asia's biggest economy, will start in January, the company said in a statement.