Uber appoints former Mattel CEO Robert Eckert to board

(Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc (UBER.N) said on Monday it had appointed consumer industry veteran Robert Eckert to its board as an independent director.

The ride-hailing firm said bit.ly/2UaPlps it considered Eckert's leadership experience as CEO of large global public companies including Mattel Inc (MAT.O) and financial expertise as a partner of FFL Partners.

Reporting by Munsif Vengattil in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel

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