(Reuters) - Office-sharing startup WeWork on Thursday named Shyam Gidumal, a former Ernst & Young executive, as its new chief operating officer in the first major executive appointment under new head Sandeep Mathrani.
WeWork needed a new leader following the departure of controversial co-founder Adam Neumann.
In the coworking space, top seven operators - Cowrks, WeWork India, Awfis, Regus, Smartworks, 91springboard and OYO Workspaces - have more than 350 centres across cities in the country
Company makes aggressive foray into city in contrast with gradual capacity build-up elsewhere, is sure of faster occupancy here as city posted highest office-space absorption in one quarter
This is a crucial issue at a time when global business leaders are committing themselves to stakeholder interests rather than only shareholder interest
The deal would value WeWork's parent company at about $8 bn
Embassy Group may pitch in
Plans to double current capacity of 45,000 seats in six Indian cities by the end of next year
It has taken on lease nearly 1.4 lakh sq ft area from Berger Group, 74,000 sq ft from Logix and around 92,000 sq ft from Advant in Noida for three new facilities
Masayoshi Son, the head of SoftBank, has asked the former CEO of Sprint to take a more hands-on role helping oversee a cleanup of the office-rental company from his position at SoftBank
The surprise postponement of the WeWork IPO has underscored how confidence is eroding in the market both for companies looking to raise capital and investors
Wework is also, according to people with knowledge of the matter, looking to launch such economical desks in Delhi and other cities
This new centre in Pune, expected to be launched early next month, will have a capacity of over 2,000 seats, sources added
WeWork India currently has 350 to 400 big and small companies operating from its space