A general view shows the logo of South Korean online delivery service Coupang, at a building housing the company’s headquarters in Seoul on Dec. 9, 2025.
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The CEO of South Korean online retail giant Coupang has resigned, three weeks after the company became aware of a massive data breach that affected nearly 34 million customers.
Coupang said Wednesday that CEO Park Dae-jun resigned due to the data breach incident — which was revealed on Nov. 18 — according to a Google translation of the statement in Korean.
“I am deeply sorry for disappointing the public with the recent personal information incident,” Park said, adding, “I feel a deep sense of responsibility for the outbreak and the subsequent recovery process, and I have decided to step down from all positions.”
Following his resignation, parent company Coupang appointed Harold Rogers, the Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel, as interim CEO.
Coupang said that Rogers plans to “focus on alleviating customer anxiety caused by the personal information leak” and to stabilise the organisation.
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