Uber Technologies announced Monday that Pierre-Dimitri Gore-Coty, head of its delivery division, is leaving the company after nearly 13 years. Gore-Coty played a pivotal role in overseeing Uber Eats and the company’s broader on-demand delivery services, particularly guiding the segment through the COVID-19 pandemic.
In the wake of his departure, Uber has appointed Andrew Macdonald as Chief Operating Officer, reviving the position six years after it was eliminated during a leadership reshuffle in 2019. Macdonald, a company veteran since 2012, will now oversee Uber’s global mobility, delivery, and autonomous vehicle divisions. His responsibilities will also include managing cross-platform operations such as membership services and customer support.
“This is a natural next step in our evolution as a company,” CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said, emphasizing the goal of boosting platform-wide engagement to drive growth.
Gore-Coty joined Uber in 2012 as general manager in France and rose through the ranks, becoming VP of mobility for Europe and the Middle East in 2016, and then SVP of delivery in 2021. His exit comes as Uber looks to diversify its offerings amid growing competition—especially from DoorDash—and signs of saturation in its core North American market.
Last month, Uber announced a $700 million deal to acquire an 85% stake in Turkish food and grocery delivery platform Trendyol Go, underlining its commitment to expanding internationally.
“It’s hard to imagine Uber without Pierre,” said Khosrowshahi in a regulatory filing. “As one of our first employees, he was a driving force behind our global mobility expansion and stepped up to run Uber Eats just before the first COVID lockdowns.”
Macdonald, 41, has held multiple leadership roles at Uber and is the longest-tenured executive after Gore-Coty. “These last nearly 13 years have been the ride of a lifetime,” Gore-Coty said in a statement. “I’m proud of what we’ve built and the impact we’ve had on daily life in cities around the world.”
Uber shares closed Monday at $83.64, with little change in after-hours trading. The stock is up 39% year-to-date, outpacing the mostly flat Nasdaq.
The leadership changes come shortly after Uber’s Q1 earnings beat estimates on profit but missed on revenue. In April, the Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit against Uber, alleging deceptive billing and cancellation practices related to its Uber One subscription. Khosrowshahi described the lawsuit as “a bit of a head-scratcher” during an interview on CNBC’s Squawk Box.