Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick has announced his resignation as chief executive from the car-hailing app.
Kalanick will stay on the board of the $68 billion but has chosen to resign following a controversial six months, which included complaints of sexual harassment at the firm.
“I love Uber more than anything in the world and at this difficult moment in my personal life I have accepted the investors request to step aside so that Uber can go back to building rather than be distracted with another fight,” said Kalanick in a statement.
He announced an indefinite leave of absence last week after his mother died suddenly in a boating incident.
“Travis has always put Uber first. This is a bold decision and a sign of his devotion and love for Uber,” said the board in a statement.
“By stepping away, he’s taking the time to heal from his personal tragedy while giving the company room to fully embrace this new chapter in Uber’s history. We look forward to continuing to serve with him on the board,”
Kalanick is the most recent in a string of the company’s bosses to leave the company.
Former head of Uber’s Asia-Pacific business, Eric Alexander, left the car-hailing service after there was a report that he had attained the medical records of a woman who was raped by an Uber driver in 2014.
He was fired earlier this month, later followed by the resignation of senior vice-president Emil Michael.
Just last week former director David Bonderman resigned after making a sexist comment at a meeting about workplace practice recommendations.
This month the company has fired over 20 members of staff and has taken action against more after a review found that over 200 HR complaints, which included harassment and bullying.
The car-hailing app are also facing a lawsuit from Google’s parent company, Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL), surrounding theft of trade secrets of driverless cars.