WeWork India announced the appointment of Manoj Kohli as an independent director to its Board. Anthony Yazbeck, president and chief operating officer, WeWork Inc., has also joined the Board. Kohli was the former country head - Softbank India, Softbank Group International.

A seasoned industry expert with over 43 years of global work experience across industries, including manufacturing, telecom, renewable energy, and digital sectors, Kohli's appointment aligns with WeWork India's vision of focusing on long-term growth and scaling a business in the wake of the new world. In his previous role as the country head of Softbank, Kohli supported the SoftBank Group and Vision Fund in investing $15bn in over 25 AI-focused portfolio companies in India. He has also aided entrepreneurs and CEOs of key players like OLA, OYO, Lenskart, Grofers, Snapdeal, Uber, Swiggy, and Unacademy, among others, in addressing the regulatory and government issues and scaling their businesses by 10x, providing curated coaching on effective execution of a profitable growth strategy.

He has previously served on the board of GSMA, held the position of chairman of the CII Task Force on Ease of Doing Business, and is currently serving as the chair of the CII Unicorn Forum for attracting new tech investments in India. He has worked in the US, Europe, China, and Japan and built businesses in 25 countries in Asia Pacific and Africa. Along with Kohli, Anthony Yazbeck, president and chief operating officer, WeWork Inc. will also be joining as a board member.

Having served in his current role since 2021, Yazbeck previously served as WeWork's president and chief operating officer, International and WeWork's chief operating officer of Europe, China and Pacific for five years where he played a key role in scaling the European business and leading the transformation of the Company's operations in China.