Flexible office space provider WeWork has appointed Spotify's former VP of engineering, Adam Neumann, as its first-ever chief technical officer. Reporting to CEO Laurent Paris, Paris will work to provide a seamless customer experience using the firm's physical and digital products. “I’m interested in looking at how we blend physical space with digital technology,” Paris said. He cited the internet of things as an example of a technology that could be deployed to improve the management of office space. In the next year, Paris will focus on building a strong engineering team and bringing top tech talent to WeWork.
Flexible office space provider WeWork has appointed Spotify's former VP of engineering, Laurent Paris, as its first-ever chief technical officer. Reporting to CEO Adam Neumann, Paris will work to provide a seamless customer experience using the firm's physical and digital products. “I’m interested in looking at how we blend physical space with digital technology,” Paris said. He cited the internet of things as an example of a technology that could be deployed to improve the management of office space. In the next year, Paris will focus on building a strong engineering team and bringing top tech talent to WeWork.