Uber’s chief technical officer will step down

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An Uber logo is seen during the global outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Redondo Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA, on November 2, 2020. REUTERS / Lucy Nicholson

September 14 (Reuters) – Uber (UBER.N) chief technology officer Sukumar Rathnam is stepping down as the company’s chief engineering officer, a public transport company spokesman said on Tuesday afternoon.

The spokesman did not specify the reason for Rathnam’s departure, but Business Insider previously reported that he had disagreed with product manager Sundeep Jain.

Rathnam, who joined Uber about a year ago, is scheduled to leave in early October, the spokesman said.

Rathnam previously worked as an executive at Amazon (AMZN.O), where he led teams responsible for product selection and catalog systems. Prior to Amazon, he worked at Microsoft (MSFT.O) and Oracle (ORCL.N), according to his company biography.

According to Business Insider, it was unclear how Uber’s engineering teams would be structured after Rathnam’s departure.

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