ATLANTA, April 7,
2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Home Depot®, the world's
largest home improvement retailer, today announced that
Asha Sharma, Microsoft corporate
vice president and head of product, AI platform, has been nominated
for election to its Board of Directors at its 2025 annual meeting
of shareholders, which will be held virtually on May 22, 2025.
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 District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, 10 Canadian provinces and Mexico. The Company employs over 470,000
associates. The Home Depot's stock is traded on the New York Stock
Exchange (NYSE: HD) and is included in the Dow Jones industrial
average and Standard & Poor's 500 index.
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SOURCE The Home Depot
