"This morning I told the Uber team that we're actively looking for a chief operating officer: a peer who can partner with me to write the next chapter in our journey," Kalanick said in a statement.
As far as I recall the "taxi tape" [1] Travis might rather prefer TWO female COOs who could partner with him :) right at the back seat of Uber Black limo :)
[1] Quoting
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2981388/uber-travis-kalanick-b... "Kalanick had been filmed boasting of his work ethic with two women on the backseat of the car before rowing with the driver"