Ghana-born tech executive Bozoma Saint John says Uber did not poach her
Ghana-born tech executive Bozoma Saint John has said that she was not
poached by ride-hailing app Uber from Apple, but had instead decided to
leave her job as the head of its consumer marketing division, Tech Crunch reports
She
told TechCrunch Disrupt conference that she had had a conversation with
tech entrepreneur Arianna Huffington, who had just joined Uber's board,
and she encouraged Ms Saint John to talk to Uber's now departed head
Travis Kalanick.
Mr Kalanick resigned in June, a few days after Ms
Saint John took her new job, following a series of scandals that
rocked the company, including reports of sexual harassment and
discrimination that resulted in more than 20 employees being fired.
She spoke about that transition period:
Bozoma Saint John on managing Uber's brand when Travis Kalanick resigned #TCDisrupt pic.twitter.com/9FJjaqNUAv— TechCrunch (@TechCrunch) September 20, 2017
Ms Saint John says that her new position as brand ambassador is about repositioning the brand.
She has already been busy. On Monday she apologised for a promotion Uber was running that was deemed to be sexist:
The message said: "Dear husbands, a gentle reminder - today is Wife Appreciation Day."
Uber later removed the post and apologised. tweeted that the message had been "totally inappropriate".
Ms Saint John also tweeted that it had been "completely unacceptable".
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