The Uber executive in charge of internationalexpansion is leaving the company, as part of abroader shake-up of the taxi-hailing app as itstruggles with regulatory difficulties in Europe andfundraising in China.

優步(Uber)負責國際擴張的高管即將離職，這是該公司大規模重組的一部分。這個叫車應用公司正在艱難應對歐洲的監管問題和中國的融資問題。

Niall Wass, senior vice-president for Europe, MiddleEast and Africa, and Asia-Pacific, was seen as co-founder Travis Kalanick's most senior executiveoutside the US. He will leave the company at the end of the year.

優步負責歐洲、中東和非洲以及亞太業務的高級副總裁尼爾·沃斯(Niall Wass)，原本被視為聯合創始人特拉維斯·卡蘭尼克(Travis Kalanick)在美國以外的最資深高管。沃斯將在今年年底離開公司。

Mr Wass's departure comes after the company underwent a large restructuring over thesummer. Various international business units were brought under a single global umbrella runfrom San Francisco by Ryan Graves, senior vice-president of Uber's global operations,according to people familiar with the matter.

沃斯是在優步今年夏季進行大規模重組后決定離職的。知情人士稱，各個國際業務部門被整合到一個全球傘形結構之下，由優步負責全球業務的高級副總裁瑞安·格雷夫斯(Ryan Graves)在舊金山進行管理。

Mr Wass, who previously reported directly to Mr Kalanick, Uber's chief executive, was offereda new role reporting to Mr Graves, but declined the opportunity.

沃斯早先直接向優步首席執行官卡蘭尼克匯報工作，后被轉至一個向格雷夫斯匯報工作的新職位，但他拒絕接受。

He joined Uber in June 2023, following a six-month tenure as the chief executive of Wonga,the controversial payday lender that was under severe regulatory scrutiny at the time.

沃斯在2023年6月加入優步，此前在Wonga擔任了6個月的首席執行官。Wonga是一家充滿爭議的"發薪日貸款機構"，當時正接受監管機構的嚴格審查。

Uber said: "Our international business has had hyper-growth with Niall behind the wheel?.?.?.?Niall's contribution goes beyond the business, to the team and culture he has built across theworld. His journey will take him elsewhere next year and we wish him well in his futureendeavours."

優步表示：“我們的國際業務在尼爾掌舵下取得了高速增長……尼爾的貢獻不僅體現在業務上，還體現在他在世界各地創建的團隊和文化上。他明年將在別處開始新的征程，我們祝愿他未來工作順利。

Mr Wass declined to comment on the circumstances of his departure, saying only: “Like anyexecutive, I may explore any opportunities but right now I'm still at Uber.

沃斯拒絕就其離職情況置評，他只是表示：“與所有高管一樣，我可以探索一切機遇，但現在我仍在優步。

People familiar with the matter said Mr Wass had been “under a lot of pressure from Travisdue to concerns over the app's international rollout.

知情人士表示，沃斯承受著“來自特拉維斯的巨大壓力，原因是該應用的國際業務有些令人擔心的地方。

Mr Wass also oversaw fundraising efforts for Uber's Chinese unit since June at a pre-moneyvaluation of $7bn. In September, Uber said it had closed $1.2bn as part of that round, and wasstill raising funds.

沃斯還負責優步中國部門自6月以來的融資工作，這次融資對該部門的投資前估值(pre-money valuation)為70億美元。今年9月，優步表示已在這次融資中募集到12億美元，而且仍在募集資金。

A person familiar with these efforts said Uber's US executives considered the effort to be“expensive, with the Chinese unit raising less money than had been expected.

知情人士表示，優步在美國的高管們認為這次努力“代價昂貴，中國部門籌集的資金低于預期。

The Uber executive in charge of internationalexpansion is leaving the company, as part of abroader shake-up of the taxi-hailing app as itstruggles with regulatory difficulties in Europe andfundraising in China.

優步(Uber)負責國際擴張的高管即將離職，這是該公司大規模重組的一部分。這個叫車應用公司正在艱難應對歐洲的監管問題和中國的融資問題。

Niall Wass, senior vice-president for Europe, MiddleEast and Africa, and Asia-Pacific, was seen as co-founder Travis Kalanick's most senior executiveoutside the US. He will leave the company at the end of the year.

優步負責歐洲、中東和非洲以及亞太業務的高級副總裁尼爾·沃斯(Niall Wass)，原本被視為聯合創始人特拉維斯·卡蘭尼克(Travis Kalanick)在美國以外的最資深高管。沃斯將在今年年底離開公司。

Mr Wass's departure comes after the company underwent a large restructuring over thesummer. Various international business units were brought under a single global umbrella runfrom San Francisco by Ryan Graves, senior vice-president of Uber's global operations,according to people familiar with the matter.

沃斯是在優步今年夏季進行大規模重組后決定離職的。知情人士稱，各個國際業務部門被整合到一個全球傘形結構之下，由優步負責全球業務的高級副總裁瑞安·格雷夫斯(Ryan Graves)在舊金山進行管理。

Mr Wass, who previously reported directly to Mr Kalanick, Uber's chief executive, was offereda new role reporting to Mr Graves, but declined the opportunity.

沃斯早先直接向優步首席執行官卡蘭尼克匯報工作，后被轉至一個向格雷夫斯匯報工作的新職位，但他拒絕接受。

He joined Uber in June 2023, following a six-month tenure as the chief executive of Wonga,the controversial payday lender that was under severe regulatory scrutiny at the time.

沃斯在2023年6月加入優步，此前在Wonga擔任了6個月的首席執行官。Wonga是一家充滿爭議的"發薪日貸款機構"，當時正接受監管機構的嚴格審查。

Uber said: "Our international business has had hyper-growth with Niall behind the wheel?.?.?.?Niall's contribution goes beyond the business, to the team and culture he has built across theworld. His journey will take him elsewhere next year and we wish him well in his futureendeavours."

優步表示：“我們的國際業務在尼爾掌舵下取得了高速增長……尼爾的貢獻不僅體現在業務上，還體現在他在世界各地創建的團隊和文化上。他明年將在別處開始新的征程，我們祝愿他未來工作順利。

Mr Wass declined to comment on the circumstances of his departure, saying only: “Like anyexecutive, I may explore any opportunities but right now I'm still at Uber.

沃斯拒絕就其離職情況置評，他只是表示：“與所有高管一樣，我可以探索一切機遇，但現在我仍在優步。

People familiar with the matter said Mr Wass had been “under a lot of pressure from Travisdue to concerns over the app's international rollout.

知情人士表示，沃斯承受著“來自特拉維斯的巨大壓力，原因是該應用的國際業務有些令人擔心的地方。

Mr Wass also oversaw fundraising efforts for Uber's Chinese unit since June at a pre-moneyvaluation of $7bn. In September, Uber said it had closed $1.2bn as part of that round, and wasstill raising funds.

沃斯還負責優步中國部門自6月以來的融資工作，這次融資對該部門的投資前估值(pre-money valuation)為70億美元。今年9月，優步表示已在這次融資中募集到12億美元，而且仍在募集資金。

A person familiar with these efforts said Uber's US executives considered the effort to be“expensive, with the Chinese unit raising less money than had been expected.

知情人士表示，優步在美國的高管們認為這次努力“代價昂貴，中國部門籌集的資金低于預期。