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Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi to Leave Company With Unfinished Business

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Dennis Schaal

Photo Credit: Dara Khosrowshahi (second from R) speaks onstage at Skift Global Forum 2016 alongside Rich Barton (R), founder of Expedia; Jay Walker (far L), founder of Priceline Group; and Rich Barton, (L) CEO of Altimeter Capital.  Skift

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We can't blame Khosrowshahi for seizing a nearly once-in-a-lifetime challenge to right the trajectory of a unicorn, Uber, but this is also a very awkward time to leave Expedia. Now there will be two big-time CEOs under the gun: Priceline's new top guy, Glenn Fogel, and Khosrowshahi's successor at Expedia.

When Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi bolts to become Uber's new boss, he can boast of a two-decade track record of success — well, mostly — but still leaves the company at an awkward moment with much unfinished business. Expedia's senior executive, Barry Diller, who controls the company, informed employees in an email Monday that Khosrowshahi intends to take the Uber job, although "nothing has been finalized." "As you probably know by now, Dara Khosrowshahi has been asked to lead Uber," Diller wrote. "Nothing has been yet finalized, but having extensively discussed this with Dara I believe it is his intention to accept. I also know the struggle he has been having out of both his abiding enthusiasm for Expedia’s future as well as his loyalty to all of us. I know Dara would like to communicate now with all of you but I’ve asked him not to until this is fully resolved. "If Dara does leave us, it will be to my great regr

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