On Tuesday, Neumann resigned as CEO of We Co, WeWork’s parent company, and took the role of non-executive chairman, succumbing to mounting pressure from his board to relinquish power.
NEW YORK: Years before he stepped down as chief executive officer of WeWork amid the wreckage of an over-hyped public offering, Adam Neumann was hosting an industry executive for an early lunch at the company’s headquarters. It was the summer of 2017, and he brought the executive over to the office of one of his deputies, Artie Minson.
“This is Artie, ” Neumann said. “He’s the adult in the room.”
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