Uber has selected Dara Khosrowshahi of Expedia to be its C.E.O.

Dara Khosrowshahi emerged as the leading C.E.O. candidate over a weekend of Uber board meetings with three finalists, according to two people with knowledge of the process.

One finalist, Jeffrey R. Immelt, the former chief of General Electric, withdrew on Sunday when it became clear that he did not enough have support, said two people familiar with the process. The board was leaning toward Meg Whitman, the chief of Hewlett Packard Enterprise, the people said. Matters changed over the course of Sunday afternoon and the board decided on Mr. Khosrowshahi.

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