Pradeep Parameswaran elevated as Uber's global mobility head in top-level rejig
Uber
has promoted
Pradeep Parameswaran
, its former India and Asia Pacific head, as the
global head of mobility
, as part of a broader
leadership shake-up
at the San Francisco-based
ride-hailing
giant, ET has learnt.
According to an internal mail seen by ET, Parameswaran will join Uber's executive leadership team reporting directly to Khosrowshahi. Mobility heads of various regions, including Asia Pacific, Europe Middle East and Africa (EMEA), and US and Canada will report to Parameswaran.
Parameswaran takes over from longtime Uber executive Andrew Macdonald, who has now been elevated to chief operating officer after more than 13 years at the company.
This marks Parameswaran's second elevation in just over a year. He was appointed global head of business development in 2023, and also led Uber's enterprise product and a newly formed 'fleets' programme team. He was earlier promoted to head of the Asia Pacific region in 2020 during the pandemic.
Parameswaran has played a key role in Uber's international expansion, including its acquisitions of CarNextDoor in Australia (2022) and HKTaxi in Hong Kong (2021). He also serves on the board of
FSN E-Commerce Ventures
— the parent company of beauty and fashion platform
Nykaa
— as an independent director.
Uber's India and South Asia business continues to be led by Prabhjeet Singh.
The development was first reported by Bloomberg, which cited an internal memo from Uber CEO
Dara Khosrowshahi
. In the note, Khosrowshahi addressed speculation around his own future, saying, 'I recognise the change might prompt some questions about my future, so I'll be clear: I have no plans to go anywhere anytime soon – other than fly around the globe trying to keep up with our ever-growing footprint.'
Indian-origin leadership at Uber
This move further expands the presence of Indian-origin executives in Uber's global leadership.
In October 2024, Uber appointed Sachin Kansal and Praveen Naga as chief product officer and chief technology officer, respectively, following the departure of Sundeep Jain after a six-year stint as CPO. Uber's delivery engineering head Anirban Kundu also exited to become CTO at
Instacart
.
Kansal has been with Uber for over seven years, while Naga joined the company's engineering team in 2015. Uber has a significant technology presence in India, with over 1,500 employees across Bengaluru and Hyderabad, working on global product and engineering initiatives.
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