The Home Depot Announces the Nomination of Asha Sharma for Election to its Board of Directors at 2025 Annual Meeting
The Home Depot (HD) has nominated Asha Sharma, Microsoft's corporate vice president and head of product, AI platform, to its Board of Directors.
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The Home Depot (HD) has nominated Asha Sharma, Microsoft's corporate vice president and head of product, AI platform, to its Board of Directors. The election will take place at the company's virtual annual meeting on May 22, 2025.
Sharma currently leads product development and computational design for Microsoft's AI platform, which serves enterprise, developer and data science customers. Her diverse background includes leadership positions at Instacart, Facebook (Meta), and Porch Group, with expertise spanning technology, data protection, cybersecurity, e-commerce, supply chain, finance, operations, and marketing.
CEO Ted Decker highlighted that Sharma's technology and operational experience will support Home Depot's evolution toward an interconnected shopping experience, particularly in implementing generative AI tools.
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- Strategic addition of AI and technology expertise to the board through Sharma's nomination
- Strengthening of digital transformation capabilities with focus on generative AI
- Addition of diverse leadership experience in e-commerce, cybersecurity, and supply chain
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Sharma leads product development and computational design for the artificial intelligence platform which includes models, tools and services for Microsoft's enterprise, developer and data science customers. Prior to joining Microsoft, she held various leadership roles at Instacart, Facebook (now known as Meta), and home service software provider Porch Group, bringing a blend of leadership experience in technology, data protection and cybersecurity, e-commerce, supply chain, finance, operations and marketing.
"We are continuing to enhance our capabilities to provide our customers with an interconnected, frictionless shopping experience that enables them to seamlessly blend the digital and physical worlds," said Ted Decker, chair, president and CEO of The Home Depot. "As we continue to evolve the interconnected experience for our associates and customers, including through the use of generative AI tools, Asha's extensive technology and operational experience will be a tremendous asset."
ABOUT THE HOME DEPOT
The Home Depot is the world's largest home improvement specialty retailer. At the end of the fourth quarter, the company operated a total of 2,347 retail stores and over 780 branches across all 50 states, the
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