The news follows a tumultuous week in which WeWork postponed its IPO roadshow and new revelations were published about Neumann's behavior.
Adam Neumann, co-founder and chief executive officer of WeWork, speaks during a signing ceremony at WeWork Weihai Road flagship on April 12, 2018 in Shanghai, China. World's leading co-working space company WeWork will acquire China-based rival naked Hub for 400 million U.S. dollars.
Group's Masayoshi Son is in favor of removing WeWork's Adam Neumann as CEO, as the company's directors plan to meet as soon as this week to propose Neumann step down, according to a person familiar with the matter. No board meeting has been scheduled yet, said the people, who asked not to be named because the discussions are private. Spokesmen for both SoftBank and WeWork declined to comment.
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