Billionaire Coupang founder rejects summons to data leak hearing
Korean lawmakers slam exec’s refusal to testify about compromised customer data as ‘systematic evasion,’ pledge to hold corporate leaders accountable.
Bom Kim, founder and CEO of Coupang, seen at the 2022 Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference. Kim declined to attend a South Korean parliamentary hearing investigating the data breach that exposed personal information of over 33 million users. Image: Bloomberg News
Bom Kim, founder and CEO of Coupang, seen at the 2022 Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference. Kim declined to attend a South Korean parliamentary hearing investigating the data breach that exposed personal information of over 33 million users. Image: Bloomberg News