TPG's Trujillo goes from investor to board member at troubled Uber

New York

UBER Technologies Inc's new board member, David Trujillo, spearheaded TPG's investments in four startups now valued at more than US$5 billion each. After a misstep by his boss, he is taking a seat at one of the biggest - and most precarious - of them, whose fate increasingly lies in the hands of its investors.

Mr Trujillo, 41, joined the board of Uber this week, replacing TPG chairman David Bonderman, who resigned after making a sexist joke. Despite the awkward circumstances of his boardroom debut at the ride-sharing giant, Mr Trujillo is likely to settle in quickly, given his close ties to the company since leading TPG's investment in 2013.