Travis Kalanick lacks the ethics to steer Uber

Were Uber a conventional public company, the disgraceful way in which its chief executive has behaved for too long would leave its board with no alternative. He would be fired and the directors would hire an outsider who could put in place a stronger leadership team and restore moral authority.

Since Uber is neither public nor has a board with the ultimate power to sanction Travis Kalanick, this has not happened. Emil Michael, his second-in-command, has resigned and Mr Kalanick has taken a leave of absence while Uber is run by other executives and it recruits an independent chairman.

Financial Times