"I have just read Susan Fowler's blog. What she describes is abhorrent and against everything Uber stands for and believes in," Kalanick said in a statement. "It's the first time this has come to my attention so I have instructed Liane Hornsey our new Chief Human Resources Officer to conduct an urgent investigation into these allegations. We seek to make Uber a just workplace and there can be absolutely no place for this kind of behavior at Uber — and anyone who behaves this way or thinks this is OK will be fired."