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Uber's absent leadership: The $69 billion startup needs a lot more top executives than just a new CEO

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In the aftermath of Travis Kalanick's resignation, Uber is lacking a lot more than just a chief executive.

The world's most valuable private tech startup is missing most of the top executives that would be picking up Kalanick's slack at a normal company. That vacuum includes a chief financial officer, a chief operating officer, and a chief marketing officer. 

Some of the vacancies are new positions that the company has finally decided to hire for. Other roles, like a CMO, have remained vacant for years. Some positions, like SVP of engineering and president of ridesharing, have been totally dissolved. Finally, nearly a third of the executives that are in place are new to their roles. 

Here's what the leadership vacuum looks like at the top of Uber:

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Biz was a senior tech reporter in San Francisco, covering startups and venture capital. Before joining the Business Insider team in 2015, Biz was the assistant managing editor of Gigaom and an editorial fellow at Wired. She had previously worked as a newspaper designer for Gannett in Phoenix.