Jason Child
CoupangAbout Jason Child
Jason Child (age 56) has served as an independent director of Coupang since April 2022 and is Chair of the Audit Committee. He is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Arm Holdings plc (since November 2022), and previously served as CFO of Splunk (2019–2022), Opendoor (2017–2019), and held senior finance roles at Jawbone and Groupon. He holds a B.A. from the University of Washington’s Foster School of Business and serves on its Global Advisory Board; Coupang cites his deep expertise in global finance, accounting, capital markets/treasury, investor relations, and scaling disruptive technologies across enterprise software/SaaS, e-commerce, and local commerce .
Past Roles
| Organization | Role | Tenure | Committees/Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arm Holdings plc | EVP & Chief Financial Officer | Nov 2022–present | Senior finance leadership; capital markets oversight |
| Splunk Inc. | SVP & Chief Financial Officer | 2019–2022 | Scaled enterprise software/observability finance operations |
| Opendoor Technologies Inc. | Chief Financial Officer | 2017–2019 | Led finance for online real estate marketplace |
| AliphCom (Jawbone) | Senior finance leadership (CFO role referenced) | Not disclosed | Consumer tech/wearables finance leadership |
| Groupon, Inc. | Senior finance leadership (CFO role referenced) | Not disclosed | Global e-commerce finance leadership |
External Roles
| Organization | Role | Tenure | Committees/Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arm Holdings plc | EVP & Chief Financial Officer | Nov 2022–present | Public-company CFO; audit and capital markets stewardship |
| University of Washington, Foster School | Global Advisory Board Member | Not disclosed | Advisory role to business school |
Board Governance
- Committee assignments: Audit Committee Chair; current members are Jason Child (Chair), Benjamin Sun, Ambereen Toubassy .
- Independence: The Board determined Child is independent under NYSE standards and qualifies as an Audit Committee “financial expert”; all Audit Committee members are independent and financially literate .
- Attendance/engagement: Board met four times in 2024; no director attended fewer than 75% of Board and relevant committee meetings; Audit Committee held eight meetings in 2024 .
- Audit oversight: Audit Committee reviewed audited financials, internal controls, and auditor independence; recommended inclusion of audited financial statements in the 2024 Annual Report .
- Executive sessions: Non-management directors meet regularly; the Lead Independent Director presides .
Fixed Compensation
| Component | Amount (USD) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Annual Retainer Award (RSUs) | $300,000 grant-date fair value | Granted on the annual meeting date; vests on earlier of 1-year anniversary or next annual meeting |
| Audit Committee Chair Additional RSU Award | $25,000 grant-date fair value | RSUs for chair role; same vest schedule as Annual Award |
| 2024 Director Compensation – Stock Awards (Jason Child) | $324,980 | Aggregate grant-date fair value of RSUs granted in 2024 |
| Unvested RSUs as of 12/31/2024 (Jason Child) | 14,976 units | Vests per policy; change-in-control accelerates vesting |
Coupang’s non-employee director compensation is equity-heavy; the policy also references “cash fees,” but 2024 totals reported for directors were RSUs (stock awards) only per the disclosed table .
Performance Compensation
| Performance Metric | Condition | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Equity award vesting | Time-based | Annual and additional RSU awards vest on earlier of 1-year anniversary of grant or next annual meeting; all unvested director equity vests upon a change in control |
Other Directorships & Interlocks
| Category | Detail |
|---|---|
| Current public company boards | Not disclosed for Jason Child in Coupang’s proxy biography . |
| Other roles | Executive (CFO) at Arm Holdings plc . |
| Related-party interlocks | Board reviews related person transactions; 2025 proxy discloses certain relationships (e.g., Estée Lauder via director Warsh’s spouse) but no related-party transactions are disclosed for Child; Board concluded independence for Child after review . |
Expertise & Qualifications
- Financial, accounting, capital markets/treasury, investor relations; experience scaling disruptive technologies in enterprise software/SaaS, e-commerce, and local commerce .
- Audit Committee “financial expert” designation by the Board; financially literate under NYSE standards .
Equity Ownership
| Holder | Class A Shares Beneficially Owned | Ownership % | Class B Shares | Unvested RSUs | Pledged/Hedging |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Child | 49,496 | * (less than 1%) | — | 14,976 | No pledges disclosed for Child; company requires pre-approval for any pledging and prohibits hedging (insider trading policy) |
Governance Assessment
- Strengths: Independent director; Audit Chair with “financial expert” status; strong committee activity (eight Audit meetings in 2024); equity-centric director pay that aligns with shareholder interests via RSUs and clear vesting discipline .
- Shareholder support signal: 2025 director election votes for Jason Child were 5,572,790,070 For vs. 11,430,480 Against, with 562,029 Abstain; Say-on-Pay also received strong support at 5,493,444,901 For vs. 81,597,927 Against .
- Conflicts/Red Flags: No related-party transactions disclosed for Child; no pledging disclosed for Child; company prohibits hedging and requires pre-approval for any pledging (policy oversight by Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee) .
- Structure consideration: Combined CEO/Chair model is offset by a Lead Independent Director and regular executive sessions, which helps board independence and oversight; Audit Committee explicitly oversees related-party transactions and risk management .