(Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc’s head of corporate development Cameron Poetzscher has resigned, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, weeks after the newspaper reported allegations of sexual misconduct against him at the ride-hailing firm.
An Uber spokesman confirmed his departure, the report said.
Poetzscher’s resignation is effective immediately and Uber’s new Chief Financial Officer Nelson Chai is assuming Poetzscher’s responsibilities while the firm seeks a replacement, the report said.
Poetzscher was disciplined last year after a probe found he had a pattern of making sexually suggestive comments about co-workers, the Wall Street Journal had reported last month, citing people familiar with the investigation.
“After some concerns were raised in 2017, an outside law firm conducted a confidential review and I was rightfully disciplined,” Poetzscher had told Reuters in a statement at the time.
Uber did not immediately respond to a request by Reuters for comment on Poetzscher’s departure. Poetzscher did not reply to a request for comment over LinkedIn.
Reporting by Munsif Vengattil in Bengaluru; Editing by Sai Sachin Ravikumar
