Uber CEO Travis Kalanick has announced that he’s going on leave without specifying a return date. Uber’s board had accepted on Sunday all 47 recommendations made by a law firm after investigating allegations of sexual harassment and mismanagement of the ride-hailing company. The top recommendation was for Kalanick to be divested of some of his responsibilities, which will likely be given to the new COO that Uber seeks to appoint.
In an email to employees, Kalanick spoke of the need to take time off to work on Travis 2.0.
“For the last eight years, my life has always been about Uber. Recent