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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001834584-24-000053"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CPNG"
cik: "0001834584"
company_name: "Coupang, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-06-25T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T02:17:15.618765+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Coupang appoints Microsoft AI exec Asha Sharma to board of directors

## Summary
- Asha Sharma appointed as independent director on June 21, 2024, effective immediately.
- Sharma is Corporate VP and Head of Product, AI Platform at Microsoft; former Meta and Instacard executive.
- Granted RSU award of 14,248 shares, vesting on earlier of next annual meeting or June 13, 2025.
- Appointed to Compensation Committee; eligible for annual director RSU of $300,000 and committee RSU of $10,000.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001834584-24-000053
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CPNG
- cik: 0001834584
- company_name: Coupang, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-06-25T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1834584/000183458424000053/0001834584-24-000053-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1834584/000183458424000053/cpng-20240621.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001834584-24-000053.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Asha Sharma was appointed as Director at Coupang, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On June 21, 2024, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Coupang, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Asha Sharma to serve as a director of the Board
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1834584/000183458424000053/0001834584-24-000053-index.htm

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