Travis Kalanick, co-founder and the former CEO of Uber, is finally cutting his last ties with the company.
Kalanick is reportedly stepping down from his position on the company's board of directors and will sell his remaining shares in the company this week, The New York Times reports. Kalanick was ousted as Uber's CEO in 2017, and since then has sold more than $2 billion of his shares in the company, per the Times. His remaining shares will be sold on Thursday, and his departure from the board will be effective Dec. 31.
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