Uber's Asia Pacific head Amit Jain is leaving the company after a stint of four years, just ahead of the ride-hailing giant's impending public offering. Jain will remain with the company until May 20,2019.
"Amit has been instrumental in growing our Rides business—first in India from launch to category leadership, and more recently across the Asia Pacific region. I’d like to thank him for his contribution and wish him every success in his future endeavours" Uber chief operating officer Barney Harford said in a statement.
"Together we have built a massively talented team, we have grown the India-SA business ~50x, and we have accelerated our business in ANZ and made major strides across North Asia. We’ll take the next few weeks to talk to leaders on the ground and identify the best reporting structure moving forward," Jain said in an email to employees. ET has a copy of the email.
Pierre-Dimitri Gore-Coty, who is currently heading Uber's rides business in Europe, Middle East, and Africa, will be taking over the additional responsibility of the Asia Pacific Rides business, Harford said in the statement.
"Barney and I have been working on transition plans for a little while now, and I’m excited to share with you that Pierre will be taking on additional responsibility for APAC Rides, in addition to the EMEA Rides business. Uber’s EMEA mega region has flourished under Pierre’s leadership, and the APAC and EMEA mega regions have a lot in common in terms of business opportunities and challenges, paving the way for closer collaboration and best practice sharing" Jain said in the email.
"I look forward to seeing Pierre work with our talented APAC teams to unlock opportunity markets such as Japan and South Korea, and continue our strong momentum in markets such as India and Australia. Uber remains deeply committed to the Asia Pacific region and under Pierre’s leadership will continue to invest in our people, products and partnerships" Harford added in the statement.
Jain, who joined Uber in 2015, led the company's Indian operations for about three years. In June last year, he was elevated as the regional general manager for the Asia Pacific region, that included Australia, New Zealand, and North Asia, in addition to India and South Asia. Uber subsequently announced the appointment of Pradeep Parameswaran as new President of India and South Asia.
Uber filed for a public offering earlier this month and is expected to raise $10 billion at a valuation of $90 billion to $100 billion, according to media reports.
"Amit has been instrumental in growing our Rides business—first in India from launch to category leadership, and more recently across the Asia Pacific region. I’d like to thank him for his contribution and wish him every success in his future endeavours" Uber chief operating officer Barney Harford said in a statement.
"Together we have built a massively talented team, we have grown the India-SA business ~50x, and we have accelerated our business in ANZ and made major strides across North Asia. We’ll take the next few weeks to talk to leaders on the ground and identify the best reporting structure moving forward," Jain said in an email to employees. ET has a copy of the email.
Pierre-Dimitri Gore-Coty, who is currently heading Uber's rides business in Europe, Middle East, and Africa, will be taking over the additional responsibility of the Asia Pacific Rides business, Harford said in the statement.
"Barney and I have been working on transition plans for a little while now, and I’m excited to share with you that Pierre will be taking on additional responsibility for APAC Rides, in addition to the EMEA Rides business. Uber’s EMEA mega region has flourished under Pierre’s leadership, and the APAC and EMEA mega regions have a lot in common in terms of business opportunities and challenges, paving the way for closer collaboration and best practice sharing" Jain said in the email.
"I look forward to seeing Pierre work with our talented APAC teams to unlock opportunity markets such as Japan and South Korea, and continue our strong momentum in markets such as India and Australia. Uber remains deeply committed to the Asia Pacific region and under Pierre’s leadership will continue to invest in our people, products and partnerships" Harford added in the statement.
Jain, who joined Uber in 2015, led the company's Indian operations for about three years. In June last year, he was elevated as the regional general manager for the Asia Pacific region, that included Australia, New Zealand, and North Asia, in addition to India and South Asia. Uber subsequently announced the appointment of Pradeep Parameswaran as new President of India and South Asia.
Uber filed for a public offering earlier this month and is expected to raise $10 billion at a valuation of $90 billion to $100 billion, according to media reports.
( Originally published on Apr 24, 2019 )
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