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Uber president Jeff Jones has quit his role after less than six months, citing incompatible leadership styles.

He told online news outlet Recode: "It is now clear... that the beliefs and approach to leadership that have guided my career are inconsistent with what I saw and experienced at Uber and I can no longer continue as president of the ride-sharing business."

The BBC reports the news comes after the company announced it would hire a new chief operating officer (COO) and that Jones was not among the candidates.

Uber co-founder and chief executive Travis Kalanick, who last month said he "needed leadership help", despite Jones' presence within the company, said: "After we announced our intention to hire a COO, Jeff came to the tough decision that he doesn't see his future at Uber."

Kalanick himself is expected to step down as chief executive once the new chief operating officer is in place and ahead of a "long-anticipated potential initial public offering", the BBC says.

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Jones's departure comes as Uber battles a number of controversies, including 200,000 customers deleting the app en masse from their smartphones in January in protest over its business practices and accusations that it was attempting to capitalise from protests over Donald Trump's travel ban.

The company has also been caught up in an ongoing dispute with a former engineer who went public with claims of gender bias and sexual harassment at the company.

In addition, says Business Insider, Uber has been "sued by its investor, Google, for allegedly using stolen technology and had details of a program designed to deceive government authorities".

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