Mobile-app-based transportation network Uber issending away its chief financial officer, Brent Callinicos, who came to the company from Google in September 2013, and oversaw its valuation shoot up to $40 billion and investments in the company rising to more than $4 billion.
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On Monday, Callinicos sent an email to Uber employees, saying he wanted to spend more time with his wife and daughter.
“For me, this ride is coming to an end, ” Callinicos said. “After 26 years of nonstop work since MBA School, I am going to step back and spend some time with my family and let someone else take this amazing company to the next level as CFO.”
Gautam Gupta, a vice-president who came to Uber from Goldman Sachs two years ago, is now Uber’s acting CFO while they search for Callinicos’ replacement is sought.
Uber chief executive Travis Kalanick sent a memo to investors, saying Callinicos had been a source of “critical leadership to take Uber to the next level as we matured as a company. We have financial systems in place overseeing operations in 53 countries. We have a deep bench of talent poised to help our finance organization grow with the business.”
