Uber Fires Amit Singhal For Hiding Google Sexual Harassment Claim

Singhal left Uber after Uber found out that he ended his career at Google after a sexual harassment complaint.

Amit Singhal had recently jumped ship from Google to Uber. (Photo: AP)

Former Google executive Amit Singhal's stint as engineering executive at Uber has come to a premature end.

Singhal left Uber on Monday after the ride-sharing titan learned he ended his career at Google after a sexual harassment complaint, according to US media reports.

Singhal has denied acting in any such improper manner.

Uber CEO Travis Kalanick asked Singhal to resign early on Monday for not disclosing the investigation, according to Recode.

While head of search at Google but did not disclose that there had been an internal investigation that ended with the complaining employee found "credible," according to tech news website Recode, which shared what it had learned about the situation with Uber.

Singhal, a well known figure in Silicon Valley, worked at Google for 15 years before retiring early last year. He was recently hired by Uber as senior vice president of engineering.

Nothing about the complaint at Google was uncovered in a background check done on Singhal before being hired by Uber, Recode and other outlets reported.

In a statement published in Recode and USA Today, Singhal condemned harassment in any setting and said "I do not condone and have not committed such behaviour."

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