Palo Alto CEO Nikesh Arora Appointed to Uber Board During Executive Shakeup

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Nikesh Arora, CEO of Palo Alto Networks and former SoftBank executive, is joining Uber’s board of directors, according to a Wednesday regulatory filing. His appointment comes during a broader leadership shakeup that includes the departure of head of delivery Pierre-Dimitri Gore-Coty and the promotion of Andrew Macdonald to president and COO. Arora said he is honored to join Uber’s board as it advances autonomous mobility and transforms urban transportation. Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi praised Arora as a “strategic and disciplined operator,” as Uber sharpens its focus on autonomous mobility amid growing competition from Tesla and Waymo in the robotaxi space.

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00:00It's Benzinga bringing Wall Street to Main Street.

00:02Niketjo Rohr, CEO of Palo Alto Networks and former SoftBank executive,

00:06is joining Uber's board of directors according to a Wednesday regulatory filing.

00:10His appointment comes during a broader leadership shakeup

00:12that includes the departure of head of delivery Pierre Dimitri Gorkoti

00:16and the promotion of Andrew McDonald to president and COO.

00:19Rohr said he is honored to join Uber's board as it advances autonomous mobility

00:23and continues transforming urban transportation.

00:25Uber CEO Dara Kalorajari praised Aurora's strategic and disciplined operator

00:30as Uber sharpens its focus on autonomous mobility

00:33amid growing competition from Tesla and Waymo in the robo-taxi space.

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