Sebastian Gunningham
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Sebastian Gunningham | |
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| Born | Sebastian J. Gunningham July 9, 1962 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Alma mater | Stanford University |
| Occupation | Former Co-CEO of WeWork |
| Years active | 1985-current |
| Successor | Sandeep Mathrani |
| Spouse | Lisa Gunningham |
Sebastian J. Gunningham (born 1962) is the former co-chief executive (co-CEO), with Artie Minson, of WeWork.
Early life
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]In 2002, Gunningham joined Apple as the VP for Enterprise.[8]
Peace Software
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]In October 2018, his 8,250 square-foot house in Medina, Washington was listed for sale at $21 million.[16]
References
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