 "Travis Kalanick, Uber")
Five weeks after Travis Kalanick’s surprise resignation as chief executive of Uber Technologies Inc., the board of the now-leaderless company is wrestling with a thorny question.
Should it negotiate with SoftBank Group Corp., which has in recent weeks approached Uber with a multi-billion-dollar investment offer that could alter the course of the ride-sharing powerhouse? Or should it wait until after it hires a new chief executive to consider the offer?
The puzzle points up the delicate situation Uber’s eight-member board is in as it rushes to find a chief executive to head a depleted executive suite and help navigate a litany of
