Airbnb Appoints Former Uber Safety Exec as Global Head of Operations
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Skift Take
Consider the complexity that Fuldner is walking into. Airbnb is tasking him with reshaping the company's teams and systems into a unified "intelligent platform." All this, while Airbnb is launching new verticals, and trying to become a native AI app.
Airbnb announced Tuesday that it appointed Gus Fuldner, who led a global safety team at Uber, as Airbnb's new head of global operations. He begins the new role on March 16.
Fuldner replaces Tara Bunch, who Airbnb said is retiring after six years.
Fuldner exited Uber last month, although he announced in December that he would be leaving after a dozen years at the rideshare company.
Fuldner departed Uber as it "is facing thousands of lawsuits in the U.S. fro
