Uber India & South Asia President Prabhjeet Singh exits after 11 years; no successor named
Prabhjeet Singh, who led Uber's India and South Asia business for the last five of his nearly 11 years at the company, has stepped down. Uber reiterated India's strategic importance but offered no successor or transition roadmap, leaving a leadership vacuum atop one of its key growth markets.
What happened
Prabhjeet Singh, President of Uber India and South Asia, has stepped down after nearly 11 years, including five years leading the region. Uber reaffirmed
Key facts
- 11 years
Why this matters
The leadership vacuum and absence of a transition roadmap may signal strategic recalibration in South Asia, opening potential conversations around regional partnerships, JV restructuring, or talent acquisition from the outgoing team.
What to watch
- Uber Q4 earnings commentary on India/South Asia segment
- Any LinkedIn signal of Singh joining a competitor or starting a venture within 90 days
- Successor announcement — internal vs external is the key tell
- State-level bike-taxi regulatory rulings (Karnataka, Maharashtra) that need senior advocacy
- Uber One India launch cadence or pause
- Senior attrition cascade — if 2+ India VPs exit within 60 days, signals deeper restructuring
- Map Singh's direct reports (Mobility, Delivery, Central Ops, Public Policy) — successor likely from this bench
- Track Singh's next role: competitor, PE-backed mobility, or fintech would reframe the exit narrative
- Pull recent Uber India filings (MCA) for revenue/loss trajectory FY24 to gauge whether exit is performance-linked
- Monitor driver-partner sentiment and union activity in Mumbai/Delhi/Bengaluru during vacuum period
- Watch Rapido and Namma Yatri fundraising/expansion announcements — they will exploit the leadership gap