WeWork CEO Adam Neumann Is Out After Disastrous IPO Attempt

Sebastian Gunningham and Artie Minson named co-CEOs

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A week after WeWork postponed its IPO, CEO Adam Neumann has reportedly resigned. However, Neumann will remain in his role as the non-executive chairman of the We Company, the parent company of the shared office company.

WeWork vice chairman Sebastian Gunningham and Artie Minson, co-president and chief financial officer, have been promoted to co-CEOs as WeWork searches for a new permanent chief executive.

Neumann is under scrutiny for what investors called an erratic management style—alongside his personal

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