Uber Technologies Inc.’s top lobbyist in Europe plans to exit the company after just a year and a half on the job, leaving the car-hailing firm without a chief architect of its strategy in the face of regulatory obstacles across the region.
Mark MacGann , uk ’s top European regulator , plans to step down at the end of 2018 after just one and a half years in the job . As Uber ’s Head of Public Policy for Europe , the Middle East and internationally , MacGann played a major role in the company ’s European regulatory strategy , launching complaints before the European regulator ’s executive arm against immigration laws in France , Germany and Spain . Uber faces lawsuits across Europe , including a legal battle in France where two top executives could be sentenced to prison . MacGann is moving to work with European venture - capital firms .