Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers.
On February 14, 2020, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Uber Technologies,
Inc. (the "Company"), appointed Ms. Amanda Ginsberg to the Board.
Ms. Ginsberg, 50, has served as Chief Executive Officer of Match Group, Inc.
since 2017. Ms. Ginsberg is stepping down from this role, effective March 1,
2020. Prior to this role, Ms. Ginsberg served as CEO of Match Group Americas
from 2015 to 2017, where she was responsible for the Match U.S. brand, Match
Affinity Brands, OkCupid, PlentyOfFish, ParPerfeito and overall North and South
American expansion. From 2006 to 2015, she served in several roles within Match
Group Inc., including as the CEO of The Princeton Review from 2014 to 2015,
where she expanded its services to include online services, including tutoring
and college counseling for a new generation of students. Ms. Ginsberg has served
on the board of directors of J.C. Penney Company, Inc. since 2015 and has served
on the board of directors of Match Group, Inc. since December 2017. Ms. Ginsberg
previously served on the board of directors of Care.com from 2012 to 2014.
Ms. Ginsberg was nominated to serve on the Company's board of directors
principally based on her extensive executive, operational, innovation and
high-growth experience with consumer and digital companies and global company
leadership, including serving as CEO of a leading provider of Internet-based
dating products.
The Board will appoint Ms. Ginsberg to serve on the Audit Committee.
Ms. Ginsberg will participate in the Company's previously disclosed compensation
program for non-employee directors, pursuant to which she will receive (i) a
$50,000 annual cash retainer and (ii) a grant of restricted stock units vesting
December 31, 2020, with a fair value of $250,000, each as prorated for her
partial year of service. She also will become entitled to a cash retainer in
connection with her service on the Audit Committee.
There is no arrangement between Ms. Ginsberg and any person pursuant to which
she was selected as director. Ms. Ginsberg has no direct or indirect material
interest in any existing or currently proposed transaction that would require
disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
A copy of the press release announcing the appointment of Ms. Ginsberg is
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number Description
99.1 Press Release dated February 19, 2020
104 The cover page of this this Current Report on Form 8-K is formatted in
Inline XBRL.
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