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> Google exec to replace David Plouffe at Uber
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> Google Senior Vice President of Communication Rachel Whetstone, left, greets French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve. | AP Photo
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> Google exec to replace David Plouffe at Uber
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> By Adam B. Lerner <http://www.politico.com/reporters/AdamBLerner.html>
> 5/13/15 4:32 PM EDT
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> Rachel Whetstone, senior vice president of communications and public policy at Google, has been hired to replace David Plouffe in the same role at Uber.
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> According to Re/code <http://recode.net/2015/05/13/google-comms-and-policy-head-whetstone-takes-over-that-job-at-uber/>, which first reported the move, Plouffe will transition to serving as a chief adviser and board member for the ride-sharing company.
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> In his new role, Plouffe will reportedly focus more on big-picture strategy than daily operations.
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> Plouffe joined Uber last summer after serving as a senior adviser to President Barack Obama and the campaign manager for his 2008 campaign. He left the White House in January 2013 and served as a contributor to Bloomberg TV before taking the job at Uber.
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> As senior vice president, Plouffe helped Uber lobby for changes in state and local regulations that affect its ride-sharing business. Re/code’s Kara Swisher wrote that “the switch seems to center on the need for someone in that job more experienced at assembling and managing a global comms and policy army for a company that is faced with a still daily barrage of controversies from safety of passengers to driver issues to regulatory thickets and more.”
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> Both Plouffe and Whetstone will report directly to the company’s CEO, according to Re/code.
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