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    Who is Uber's pick for CEO, Dara Khosrowshahi?

    by By Tracey Lien and Paresh Dave, Los Angeles Times Aug 28, 2017 4 minutes

    Uber's board of directors on Sunday chose Dara Khosrowshahi, the chief executive of online travel booking website Expedia, to be the new CEO of the embattled on-demand transportation company.

    The 48-year-old executive beat out the likes of Hewlett Packard Enterprises CEO Meg Whitman and outgoing GE Chief Executive Jeff Immelt for the top spot, surprising industry watchers and some investors, who didn't even know he was a finalist. Unlike Whitman and Immelt, who were for weeks known to be in the running, Khosrowshahi's candidacy was something of a secret.

    If he accepts the role (neither Uber nor Expedia have responded to requests for comment confirming his appointment), he will become the head of the most valuable privately held company in the U.S.

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