Samir Bhaloo

Samir Bhaloo is an experienced professional in product management, operations, and retail strategy, currently serving in the role of Product, Taxonomy & Operations at Coupang since November 2023. Previously, Samir held leadership positions at TikTok and ByteDance as Head of Trust and Safety Operations for the APAC region. Samir's extensive career includes significant roles at Agoda, where responsibility extended to regional operations across NSEA, ISC, and EMEA, and impactful positions at Amazon EU, where Samir was the EU Head of Inventory Management for Amazon Fashion. Other notable experiences include serving as Senior Director of Merchandising at ASDA WAL-MART SUPERMARKET LTD, and founding IBC Ltd, a management consulting firm. Samir's foundational experience includes category management consultancy at The Nielsen Company and earlier operational management at Safeway and Makro. Samir holds a BSc Hons in Business and French from the University of Hertfordshire.