Uber Chief Technology Officer stepping down after seven years as an executive at the company

Thuan Pham, Uber‘s Chief Technology Officer, is stepping down after seven years as an executive at the firm, the company has confirmed. Uber Technologies Inc., like most transport reliant companies around the globe.

In filings, seen by TaxiPoint, Uber, said: ”On April 24, 2020, Thuan Pham, Chief Technology Officer of Uber Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) notified the Company of his intention to resign from his position with the Company effective as of May 16, 2020.”

Uber CEO, Mr. Khosrowshahi stated: “As the leader of our engineering organization for the last seven years, Thuan has made important contributions that have helped make Uber into the global technology platform it is today. I am grateful for his leadership and we all wish him the best in the future.”

Speaking of his decision to step down, Mr. Pham, added: “While the work is never done, I feel comfortable hanging up my hat at a time when the Uber Engineering team is at peak productivity, we have built robust system scale and stability, and are well prepared to face the future. This has been a labor of love for me, and I am so proud of what we have done as a team.”

According to reports from multiple sources, including Bloomberg, the company may also be mulling job cuts of as much as 20%. As of the year ending 2019, Uber reportedly had around 27,000 employees.

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