India, Feb. 5 -- Uber Technologies has appointed Indian-origin Balaji Krishnamurthy as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). He is a six-year veteran of the company and currently serves as vice president of strategic finance and investor relations. He will reportedly assume this new role from February 16, replacing Prashanth Mahendra-Rajah.

He is a strong supporter of the company's autonomous ride-hailing efforts. On the company's fourth-quarter earnings call, Krishnamurthy said that Uber would invest in AV software partners.

"After five years of 20%+ growth, we are entering 2026 with strong momentum, while remaining solidly on track to deliver on our three-year growth and profit outlook," said Balaji Krishnamurthy, incoming CFO, in a ...