Uber hires ex-Goldman banker to fire up its Asian business


Uber has come in for criticism from lawmakers, workers' rights activists and traditional taxi drivers.

SINGAPORE: Uber Technologies Inc is hiring Goldman Sachs Group Inc’s former chairman for South-East Asia to lead the development of its business from Japan to Singapore.

Brooks Entwistle, who announced his retirement in 2012 after two decades at the US investment bank, will become Uber’s chief business officer in the Asia Pacific and a key member of the ride-hailing giant’s regional leadership.

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