Coupang, Inc., the technology company that acquired the assets of global online luxury company Farfetch Holdings earlier this year, has appointed Asha Sharma, Corporate Vice President and Head of Product, AI Platform at Microsoft, to the company’s Board of Directors.
Prior to joining Microsoft, Sharma was Chief Operating Officer at Instacart, where she helped lead the company through its IPO and into profitability while helping it become the largest grocery delivery company in North America. Before that, she was VP of Product at Meta, where she helped build and scale Facebook Messenger to billions of users.
“Asha’s deep product and practical AI expertise align with our mission to drive innovations that wow our customers,” said Bom Kim, founder and CEO of Coupang. “We’re excited to welcome Asha to our board and look forward to working with her as we build more ground-breaking experiences for customers around the world.”
