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| SAN FRANCISCO — Emil Michael, Uber’s senior vice president for business and second in command at the ride-hailing company, left the company on Monday morning, according to an email sent to employees. | SAN FRANCISCO — Emil Michael, Uber’s senior vice president for business and second in command at the ride-hailing company, left the company on Monday morning, according to an email sent to employees. |
| Mr. Michael’s departure comes after a series of scandals that have rocked the company over the past year, forcing Uber’s board of directors to call an investigation into Uber’s culture and business practices. | Mr. Michael’s departure comes after a series of scandals that have rocked the company over the past year, forcing Uber’s board of directors to call an investigation into Uber’s culture and business practices. |
| The results of that investigation, conducted by Eric H. Holder Jr. of Covington & Burling, were delivered to Uber’s board on Sunday. Mr. Holder’s report recommended that Mr. Michael depart the company, and the board said on Sunday evening that it had accepted all of the recommendations. | The results of that investigation, conducted by Eric H. Holder Jr. of Covington & Burling, were delivered to Uber’s board on Sunday. Mr. Holder’s report recommended that Mr. Michael depart the company, and the board said on Sunday evening that it had accepted all of the recommendations. |
| “Uber has a long way to go to achieve all that it can and I am looking forward to seeing what you accomplish in the years ahead,” Mr. Michael said in his departure note to employees. | “Uber has a long way to go to achieve all that it can and I am looking forward to seeing what you accomplish in the years ahead,” Mr. Michael said in his departure note to employees. |
| It is not clear whether Mr. Michael, a deputy to Travis Kalanick, Uber’s chief executive, resigned or was terminated. Uber confirmed his departure but declined to comment further. | |
| The move is the latest in a series of turns for Uber, which is valued at nearly $70 billion and operates in hundreds of cities globally. The company is expected to deliver the full results of the investigation at a meeting at its San Francisco headquarters on Tuesday morning. | |
| David Richter, a business development executive at Uber, will take over Mr. Michael’s position as senior vice president for business, according to the email. | |
| In the email, Mr. Michael noted his pride in Uber’s fund-raising abilities and the diverse team he built underneath him. | |
| “I signed on with the company almost four years ago, and it has truly been the experience of a lifetime helping Uber become the fastest-growing company of all time — spanning 75 countries with over 14,000 employees.” |