Nikki Krishnamurthy will substitute Liane Hornsey, who left Uber in early July after an inner investigation into how she treated racial discrimination claims inside the corporate, the corporate introduced on Tuesday.
Krishnamurthy comes from Expedia the place she served as its leader other folks officer. She labored with Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi. Prior to becoming a member of Uber ultimate August, Khosrowshahi spent a decade main Expedia.
In a commentary, Khosrowshahi referred to as Krishnamurthy a “relied on spouse” who will lend a hand “evolve our tradition.”
The transfer marks every other key rent underneath Khosrowshahi, who has been tasked with cleansing up the corporate’s company tradition.
Uber has confronted with a string of scandals, together with well-liked allegations of gender and sexual harassment that ended in co-founder Travis Kalanick’s resignation as CEO in June 2017.
Krishnamurthy, whose identify is leader other folks officer, will oversee Uber’s human assets, recruiting, place of job, and variety and inclusion groups. She begins on October 8.
