WeWork Announces Artie Minson as President and Chief Operating Officer

NEW YORK, June 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- WeWork, a leading provider of shared workspace, community, and services for entrepreneurs, freelancers, startups and small businesses, announced today that Artie Minson has joined the company as President and Chief Operating Officer.  As President and COO, Minson will be responsible for scaling WeWork's operations and expanding the company's presence globally. Minson will manage operations, community, services, sales, expansion, business development and administrative functions including finance, legal, information technology and human resources. Minson will report to WeWork's CEO Adam Neumann.

Minson joins WeWork from Time Warner Cable, where he served as Chief Financial Officer for the country's second largest cable operator.  Prior to Time Warner Cable, Minson served as AOL's Chief Operating Officer and Chief Finance and Administrative Officer.

"Artie is a substantive leader, with a proven track record of scaling businesses globally," said Neumann. "He shares our values as well as our passion for building a meaningful community. We are excited to have him join us in our endeavor to help our members create their life's work." 

"Artie is exactly the right executive at the right moment for WeWork," said Bruce Dunlevie, partner at Benchmark, an investor in WeWork. "This next chapter for WeWork is about scaling to reach members in new cities and countries and Artie has the experience, the drive and the operational chops to get the job done. We're delighted he's on board."

"I couldn't be more excited about the opportunity to join WeWork," said Minson.  "I have spent almost my entire career in large scale membership businesses and WeWork represents the most compelling growth opportunity I have seen in the category.  With Adam and the team, we will scale WeWork into the global leader of connecting people to each other. By providing the infrastructure, platform and services, we can deliver on the promise of WeWork's mission, helping our members focus on making a life, not just a living."

Minson received a master's degree in business administration from Columbia University and a bachelor's degree in accounting cum laude from Georgetown University, where he currently is a member of Georgetown's Board of Regents. A native New Yorker, Artie is a graduate of Regis High School in New York City where he has been a member of the school's Alumni Board.

About WeWork
WeWork provides more than 25,000 members across the globe with space, community, and services through physical and virtual offerings. Based in New York City, WeWork currently has 42 physical locations in fifteen cities and four countries around the world. 

SOURCE WeWork