Uber CFO Brent Callinicos leaving company

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Mar 17th 2015 at 5:45PM

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BARCELONA, SPAIN - JULY 01: In this photo illustration, the app 'Uber' is launched in a smart phone on July 1, 2014 in Barcelona, Spain. Taxi drivers in main cities strike over unlicensed car-halling services. Drivers say that is a lack of regulation behind the new app. (Photo Illustration by David Ramos/Getty Images)
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Mideast Egypt Uber
Anthony Khoury, head of Middle East and Africa expansions for Uber, displays the application on a mobile phone during an event to celebrate the official launch of the car-hailing service in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015. Cairo soft launched the company in Nov. 2014. Uber is now in over 270 cities in 55 countries, according to the company. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
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Uber Lyft Employees or Contractors
In this photo taken Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014, a man leaves the headquarters of Uber in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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Uber Launch-Nevada
Uber West Coast Regional Manager William Barnes sits in the back of a car during a photo shoot Friday, Oct. 24, 2014, in Las Vegas. The ride sharing company has begun operations in Nevada. (AP Photo/John Locher)
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India Uber Asia
In this April 3, 2014 photo, a smartphone is mounted on the glass of an Uber car in Mumbai, India. Riding on its startup success and flush with fresh capital, taxi-hailing smartphone app Uber is making a big push into Asia. The company has in the last year started operating in 18 cities in Asia and the South Pacific including Seoul, Shanghai, Bangkok, Hong Kong and five Indian cities. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
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INDIA-CRIME-RAPE-TRANSPORT-UBER
The Uber smartphone app, used to book taxis using its service, is pictured over a parking lot as auto-rickshaws (background) ply a road in the Indian capital New Delhi on December 7, 2014. An Uber taxi driver allegedly raped a 25-year-old passenger in the Indian capital before threatening to kill her, police said December 7, in a blow to the company's safety-conscious image. AFP PHOTO/TENGKU BAHAR (Photo credit should read TENGKU BAHAR/AFP/Getty Images)
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Grand Tasting Presented By ShopRite Featuring KitchenAid® Culinary Demonstrations Presented By MasterCard - Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival Presented By FOOD & WINE
NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 18: A general view of atmosphere at the Uber Technologies station at the Grand Tasting presented by ShopRite featuring KitchenAidÂ® culinary demonstrations presented by MasterCard during the Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival Presented By FOOD & WINE at Pier 94 on October 18, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for NYCWFF)
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Uber Taxi App In Madrid
MADRID, SPAIN - OCTOBER 14: In this photo illustration the new smart phone taxi app 'Uber' shows how to select a pick up location at Atocha Station on October 14, 2014 in Madrid, Spain. 'Uber' application started to operate in Madrid last September despite Taxi drivers claim it is an illegal activity and its drivers currently operate without a license. 'Uber' is an American based company which is quickly expanding to some of the main cities from around the world. (Photo by Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)
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Uber Taxi App In Madrid
MADRID, SPAIN - OCTOBER 14: In this photo illustration the new smart phone taxi app 'Uber' shows how to select a pick up location at Puerta de Alcala Square on October 14, 2014 in Madrid, Spain. 'Uber' application started to operate in Madrid last September despite Taxi drivers claim it is an illegal activity and its drivers currently operate without a license. 'Uber' is an American based company which is quickly expanding to some of the main cities from around the world. (Photo by Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)
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Uber Taxi App In Madrid
MADRID, SPAIN - OCTOBER 14: In this Photo Illustration a smart phone displays a picture with the logo of the news taxi app 'Uber' as people walk past on October 14, 2014 in Madrid, Spain. 'Uber' application started to operate in Madrid last September despite Taxi drivers claim it is an illegal activity and its drivers currently operate without a license. 'Uber' is an American based company which is quickly expanding to some of the main cities from around the world. (Photo Illustration by Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)
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Uber Taxi App In Madrid
MADRID, SPAIN - OCTOBER 14: In this photo illustration the new smart phone taxi app 'Uber' shows how to select a pick up location at Atocha Station on October 14, 2014 in Madrid, Spain. 'Uber' application started to operate in Madrid last September despite Taxi drivers claim it is an illegal activity and its drivers currently operate without a license. 'Uber' is an American based company which is quickly expanding to some of the main cities from around the world. (Photo by Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)
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Uber Taxi App In Madrid
MADRID, SPAIN - OCTOBER 14: In this Photo Illustration a smart phone displays a picture with the logo of the news taxi app 'Uber' outside Plaza de Toros Las Ventas on October 14, 2014 in Madrid, Spain. 'Uber' application started to operate in Madrid last September despite Taxi drivers claim it is an illegal activity and its drivers currently operate without a license. 'Uber' is an American based company which is quickly expanding to some of the main cities from around the world. (Photo Illustration by Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)
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Uber Taxi App In Madrid
MADRID, SPAIN - OCTOBER 14: In this photo illustration the new smart phone taxi app 'Uber' shows how to select a pick up location next to a taxi lane on October 14, 2014 in Madrid, Spain. 'Uber' application started to operate in Madrid last September despite Taxi drivers claim it is an illegal activity and its drivers currently operate without a license. 'Uber' is an American based company which is quickly expanding to some of the main cities from around the world. (Photo by Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)
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German Court Bans Uber Service Nationwide
BERLIN, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 02: In this photo illustration, a woman uses the Uber app on an Samsung smartphone on September 2, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. Uber, an app that allows passenger to buy rides from drivers who do not have taxi permits, has had its UberPop freelance driver service banned in Germany after a complaint by Taxi Deutschland, a trade association of taxi drivers in the country. The company, which operates in 42 countries over 200 cities worldwide, plans to both appeal the decision made by a court in Frankfurt as well as, at the risk of heavy fines, continue its services in Germany until a final decision has been made on the matter. (Photo by Adam Berry/Getty Images)
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Ridesharing company Uber said Monday that CFO Brent Callinicos is leaving the company to spend more time with his family.

Uber said Gautam Gupta, its head of strategic finance, will be in charge of its finances while it looks for a permanent replacement. It said Callinicos will continue to advise Uber.

The San Francisco company announced Callinicos' departure in an email from CEO Travis Kalanick.

In an email to Uber employees, Callinicos said he has worked nonstop since receiving his MBA 26 years ago and wants to spend more time with his wife and daughter. Uber hired Callinicos in September 2013. He worked at Google for seven years and was treasurer and chief accountant before joining Uber. He also worked for Microsoft for 14 years.

Uber is a taxi alternative company that lets passengers summon cars through an app, linking would-be riders directly to nearby drivers. It operates in more than 50 countries and is valued at $40 billion. However it faces a variety of legal and regulatory challenges as it expands.

The company has been criticized for the thoroughness of its background checks on drivers and other safety issues, as well as its method of raising prices when demand goes up.

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The AP contributed to this report.