WeWork regional MD leaves; firm names new Pacific MD

Turochas 'T' Fuad, who oversaw South-east Asia and Korea, to be replaced by Samit Chopra as firm attempts a turnaround

Sharanya Pillai

Published Tue, Jun 2, 2020 · 09:50 PM

Singapore

TUROCHAS "T" Fuad, the managing director (MD) of WeWork South-east Asia and Korea, has left the company to pursue other interests, he announced in a LinkedIn post late Monday evening.

In a statement on Tuesday morning, the co-working space operator named real-estate veteran Samit Chopra as its new MD for the Pacific region, overseeing Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Korea and Australia.

The leadership reshuffle comes as the struggling firm is attempting a turnaround following its botched listing attempt last year. WeWork rep…