Jamie joined Uber in June 2018 as Regional General Manager for UK, Northern and Eastern Europe. The role covers Uber’s rides business in more than 70 cities and 12 countries including the UK. Across Northern and Eastern Europe, Uber serves more than 110,000 drivers and around 8 million active riders.
Previously, Jamie was at Amazon, where he was Director of their Electronics division in the UK responsible for both the Retail and Marketplace businesses.
Before joining Amazon in 2014, Jamie spent 15 years in telecoms, where he was Managing Director of Virgin Mobile in the UK and launched Virgin Mobile in India and Orange in Thailand. He was also CEO of Virgin Mobile in China for three years and started his career in Asia working for the Swire Group.
Jamie Heywood
Regional General Manager, UK, Northern and Eastern Europe | Uber