Uber says board approves governance changes, SoftBank investment

Uber in a statement said that the governance changes would "strengthen its independence and ensure equality among all shareholders." It did not give further detail.

October 04, 2017 / 07:50 IST

Uber Technologies Inc on Tuesday said the board of directors had voted to move forward on governance proposals and an investment by Japan's SoftBank Group Corp, which it called a vote of confidence in the ride services company.

Uber in a statement said that the governance changes would "strengthen its independence and ensure equality among all shareholders." It did not give further detail.

first published: Oct 4, 2017 07:41 am

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