Uber hires ex-US attorney general to probe sexual harassment claims

Published Tue, Feb 21, 2017 · 09:50 PM

San Francisco

UBER Technologies Inc appointed former US attorney general Eric Holder to lead an independent review into claims of sexual harassment by a former software engineer.

Board member Arianna Huffington, head of human resources Liane Hornsey and the company's associate general counsel Angela Padilla, will also participate in the investigation, Uber chief executive officer Travis Kalanick wrote in a memo to employees on Monday.