Uber has brought on board Fox Networks Group's deputy general counsel for Europe and Africa as a legal director.

The ride-hailing app company has appointed Mitzi Berberi as its new legal director for Western and Southern Europe, according to a person with knowledge of the situation.

Berberi had been in her role at Fox for just over four years. She had previously been head of legal and business affairs for the U.K., France and Africa at Fox International Channels since 2013.