Meet Masayoshi Son, the Japanese billionaire whose SoftBank mega-fund has been reportedly involved in asking Adam Neumann to step down from being WeWork CEO

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Masayoshi Son is the founder and CEO of Japanese holding company SoftBank, which invests millions in some of Silicon Valley's biggest tech companies.

Masayoshi Son, the billionaire founder and CEO of the Japanese holding company SoftBank, is worth an estimated $15.3 billion, according to Bloomberg's Billionaires Index. SoftBank has"lost faith" in WeWork CEO Adam Neumann and is moving to demote him, the Financial Times reported September 22. He's the second-richest person in Japan after Uniqlo founder Tadashi Yanai.

Masayoshi Son, the billionaire founder and CEO of the Japanese holding company SoftBank, is worth an estimated $15.3 billion, according to Bloomberg's Billionaires Index. SoftBank has"lost faith" in WeWork CEO Adam Neumann and is moving to demote him, the Financial Times reported September 22. He's the second-richest person in Japan after Uniqlo founder Tadashi Yanai.

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