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Uber's new CEO a dealmaker, not 'tech bro'
His outsider status may bode well for helping troubled company rebuild its culture
Add BT as a preferred sourcePublished Tue, Aug 29, 2017 · 09:50 PM
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DARA Khosrowshahi may have been the compromise choice for Uber Technologies Inc's new chief executive. But for a bitterly divided board of directors at a dysfunctional yet highly innovative company, compromise may be what Uber needs.
Mr Khosrowshahi, the 48-year-old CEO of online travel booking company Expedia Inc, is a friendly and steady hand, a savvy dealmaker, a committed defender of diversity and vocal critic of US President Donald Trump, according to those who know him.
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