Interim CEO seen as Coupang’s move to shield founder from Assembly probe

Coupang has replaced its Korea head to address the aftermath of its massive data breach affecting nearly 34 million users, in what appears to be a strengthened effort to shield founder and Coupang Inc. Chairman Kim Bom-suk, also known as Bom Kim, from growing domestic criticism ahead of a Dec. 17 National Assembly hearing. Coupang Inc., the U.S. parent company of its Korean unit Coupang Corp., has appointed its chief administrative officer and general counsel, Harold Rogers, as the Korean unit’s interim CEO to lead the company’s response to the fallout from the incident. Rogers, who joined Coupang in 2020, is considered one of Kim’s closest aides. A legal expert, he graduated from Brigham Young University and Harvard Law School, and previously worked as an attorney at Sidley Austin and as chief ethics and compliance officer at global telecommunications firm Millicom. Rogers’ appointment is widely seen as a move to prepare for the company’s uphill legal battles. In the wake of the data breach, the company is facing not only class action lawsuits from users but also growing poliWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times