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Sebastian Gunningham

Sebastian Gunningham

Former co-CEO of WeWork

Sebastian J. Gunningham (born 1962) is the former co-chief executive (co-CEO), with Artie Minson, of WeWork.

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Early life

Gunningham was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[citation needed] He grew up on a ranch near the town of General Villegas, 500 km west of Buenos Aires.[1][2] He left Argentina to attend University in the US and graduated from Stanford University in 1985 with a degree in Mathematical Sciences.[1][2]

Career

Gunningham worked for information technology companies including Automation Technology Products and Cimplex Corporation.[3]

Gunningham was senior vice president of Amazon Marketplace from 2007 to 2018.[4] In 2018, he joined WeWork as vice chair and chief automation officer.[4]

In September 2019, it was announced that Adam Neumann was leaving as CEO and would be replaced by Gunningham and Artie Minson as co-CEOs.[4] Gunningham and Minson were replaced by Sandeep Mathrani in February 2020.[5]

Oracle

Gunningham joined Oracle in 1988.[3][4][2] Over the next 10 years, Gunningham became an SVP at Oracle and grew the Latin America business to over $1B in revenues across more than 13 countries.[6][2] Starting in 1999, Gunningham also led the US Aerospace, Automotive and Industrial sectors for Oracle, based out of San Francisco and Miami.[7]

Apple

In 2002, Gunningham joined Apple as the VP for Enterprise.[8]

Peace Software

Gunningham became CEO of Peace Software in 2004.[9] Peace Software had customers in Europe, US, and Australia.[10] Peace Software was successfully acquired by First Data Corporation in December 2006.[11]

Amazon

In March 2007, Gunningham joined Amazon as the SVP for Marketplace[12] and a member of the executive S-Team, reporting to Jeff Bezos. Over the next 11 years, Gunningham would lead one of the fastest growing segments of the Amazon business, growing 3rd party Sellers business to over 50% of total units in 2018.[2]

WeWork

In 2018, Gunningham joined WeWork as a vice chairman.[13] In September 2019, the WeWork Board of Directors named Gunningham Co-CEO of WeWork, replacing WeWork founder and CEO Adam Neumann, to execute a plan to recover from a postponed IPO, fund the company and restructure its core operations.[14][15]

Personal life

In October 2018, his 8,250 square-foot house in Medina, Washington was listed for sale at $21 million.[16]

References

  1. [1]
    "WeWork new co-CEOs Artie Minson and Sebastian Gunningham". The Real Deal National. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  2. [2]
    McBride, Sarah (25 September 2019). "WeWork Gets Two New CEOs: "This Is Artie. He's the Adult in the Room"". Bloomberg.
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    "Guest Speakers". NYU - Leonard N. Stern School of Business. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  4. [4]
    Morris, Meghan (24 September 2019). "WeWork will replace Adam Neumann with two new CEOs. Here's everything we know about Sebastian Gunningham and Artie Minson". Business Insider. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  5. [5]
    Eavis, Peter (1 February 2020). "WeWork Names Veteran Real Estate Executive as New Chief". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  6. [6]
    Morris, Aaron Holmes, Meghan. "WeWork will replace Adam Neumann with two new CEOs. Here's everything we know about Sebastian Gunningham and Artie Minson". Business Insider. Retrieved 28 January 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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    Baertlein, Lisa. "Oracle senior VP of sales resigns". ZDNet. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  8. [8]
    Morris, Aaron Holmes, Meghan. "WeWork will replace Adam Neumann with two new CEOs. Here's everything we know about Sebastian Gunningham and Artie Minson". Business Insider. Retrieved 14 February 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. [9]
    Holmes, Aaron. "WeWork will replace Adam Neumann with two new CEOs. Here's everything we know about Sebastian Gunningham and Artie Minson". Business Insider. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  10. [10]
    Nikiel, Christine (16 April 2007). "Peace, man – life's a beach". The New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on 17 June 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2023 – via PressReader.
  11. [11]
    McBride, Sarah (25 September 2019). "WeWork Gets Two New CEOs: "This Is Artie. He's the Adult in the Room"". Bloomberg. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  12. [12]
    Morris, Aaron Holmes, Meghan. "WeWork will replace Adam Neumann with two new CEOs. Here's everything we know about Sebastian Gunningham and Artie Minson". Business Insider. Retrieved 21 February 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  13. [13]
    Holmes, Aaron. "WeWork will replace Adam Neumann with two new CEOs. Here's everything we know about Sebastian Gunningham and Artie Minson". Business Insider. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  14. [14]
    Holmes, Aaron. "WeWork will replace Adam Neumann with two new CEOs. Here's everything we know about Sebastian Gunningham and Artie Minson". Business Insider. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  15. [15]
    "Meet WeWork's new co-CEOs". The Real Deal. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  16. [16]
    McNamara, Neal (24 October 2018). "Ex-Amazon Exec's $21 Million Medina Home For Sale". MSN. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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