Top News:Uber hires PepsiCo’s Tony West as general counsel
Uber said Friday that it has hired Tony West, a former Justice Department official and the current general counsel at PepsiCo, as its chief legal officer — a key position for the company as it faces several lawsuits and federal investigations. Image West will join Uber's executive ranks as many of the company's most senior jobs remain vacant, including chief financial officer, chief marketing officer and senior vice president of engineering. The company has been searching to fill these roles as it tries to move past a tumultuous period marked by controversies, sweeping internal reforms and the departure of former chief executive Travis Kalanick. Uber brought on former Expedia chief executive Dara Khosrowshahi in August to lead the company. West said he is clear-eyed about the challenges ahead. “I’m not the first to recognize that the company over-indexed on growth without putting in the appropriate guardrails,” he said in an interview Friday. “Fostering a c