Uber's new CEO rumored to be Meg Whitman

Meg Whitman has dismissed speculation she is replacing Travis Kalanick as Uber's CEO. Hours after stepping down from chair of the Hewlett-Packard board, multiple sources claimed the 60-year-old was the front-runner for the top spot at the popular ride sharing company. But claiming the rumors were having distracting her from her ongoing role as the computer giant's CEO, she officially ruled herself out of the running. Meg Whitman, 60, (left) has emerged as the front-runner in Uber's race to find a new CEO before Labor Day to replace Travis Kalanick (right). In a statement on Twitter, she said: 'Normally I do not comment on rumors, but the speculation about my future and Uber has become a distraction.