Confessor of Uber Scandal, Former Executive of the Company Released

Some documents served by the British newspaper The Guardian the other day revealed a scandal. According to these documents UberHe had resorted to all kinds of ways to make himself accepted among the people. Among these ways, there were also ways such as meeting with governments, collaborating with politicians and lobbying.

After the sharing of the said documents, another surprising development took place today. The source that submitted the documents was self-disclosed. The source, who serves as Uber’s chief of policy for the Europe, Middle East and Africa regions. senior executive Mark MacGann was. McGann conducted a video interview with The Guardian and also offered some new details.

“We sold people lies”

In his interview, which you can watch above, MacGann said, “I was the one who was talking to the governments, I was the one who was chasing the media, I was the one who told people they needed to change the rules so that drivers would benefit and people would have a lot of economic opportunity.” He gave his statements. But things didn’t go as planned, and MacGann said:we sold people lies” he confessed.

So why and how did Mark leak all this?

MacGann, who was the public face of Uber from 2014 to 2016, left the company in 2016. MacGann is the face of Uber during his tenure, especially in Europe. being attacked by taxi driversThat’s why he felt that Uber was putting drivers in danger for the sake of financial gain.

MacGann took action against the company after receiving treatment for PTSD following the stress of his professional life. He first reached out to a French lawyer suing Uber on behalf of drivers and met with The Guardian in January. MacGann told The Guardian at this meeting The 18.69 GB leak gave. This leak also included emails, messages and company records.

The files in question are Uber’s constant legal and political barriers it showed he was hit. In a message he sent in 2014, Nairi Hourdajian, the company’s former head of global communications, said:Sometimes we have problems because, well, we’re at the bottom of the illegal” was using expressions. Uber’s tactic in the face of this situation, according to MacGann, was to enter the market without asking anyone’s permission, hire drivers, market and show people how good Uber is.

After Mark MacGann’s video, Uber shared a separate statement for these statements. Company spokesperson Noah Edwardsen The following statements were included in the statement shared by:

“We understand that Mark has personal regrets over his years of unwavering loyalty to our previous leadership, but he is not in a position to speak credibly about Uber today.

Mark praised Uber when he left the company six years ago. In his 2016 exit email, he described Uber as “the enterprise of this generation” and described himself as “a strong believer in Uber’s mission”. But since then, Mark has filed a lawsuit against the company, among other things, to get a bonus he claims he owes for his work at Uber. This case was recently settled when he was paid 585,000 euros. It’s remarkable that Mark only felt compelled to ‘whistle’ after the check was approved.”

Here was a statement from Uber:

Uber talked about the allegations by sharing a written statement right after the leak. The company evaluated these claims in a way that would not contradict them too much, “Five years ago, these mistakes resulted in one of the most infamous showdowns in corporate America’s history. This showdown led to an enormous amount of public scrutiny, a string of high-profile lawsuits, multiple government investigations, and the dismissal of several top executives.” statements took place. The company mentioned that a new CEO has been appointed for this reason and that the CEO is obliged to change every aspect of Uber, so he did so. In short. confirmed the allegationsbut today with the past not the same company argued.