Releases

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif. June 27, 2023 – Hyundai has hired Jim Park as the senior vice president, commercial vehicle and hydrogen business development, Hyundai Motor North America, effective June 12.

SUPERIOR TOWNSHIP, Mich., May 17, 2023 – Hyundai Motor North America has named Benjamin Michajlyszyn as the director of the safety test and investigations laboratory located in Superior Twp., Mich.

NEW YORK/SEOUL, April 4, 2023 –Hyundai Motor Group Chief Creative Officer, Luc Donckerwolke, received the “Disruptor Designer of the Year” distinction at Newsweek’s World’s Greatest Auto Disruptors awards.

SEOUL, February 22, 2023 – SangYup Lee, Executive Vice President and Head of Hyundai and Genesis Global Design Center, is the 2023 World Car Person of the Year, according to the World Car Awards (WCA) jury panel representing over 100 industry experts and journalists.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Feb. 21, 2023 – Hyundai Motor North America promoted Manish Mehrotra to vice president, digital business planning and connected operations and Matt Little to vice president, human resources and administration services, and vice president of the Hyundai Motor Company global human resources group.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Jan. 13, 2023 – Hyundai Motor North America promoted Michael Stewart to director, public relations and communications effective December 12, 2022.

SEOUL/FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., January 11, 2023 – Hyundai Motor Group (the Group)’s Executive Chair, Euisun Chung, has today been honored with the MotorTrend Person of the Year award, having secured the number one position in MotorTrend’s esteemed 2023 Power List.

São Paulo, Dec. 16, 2022 — Effective January 1, 2023 Hyundai Motor Company (HMC) will appoint Ken Ramirez, current President & CEO of Hyundai Motor Brazil and Hyundai Motor Central and South America Region to the corporate position of Executive Vice President, head of Global Commercial Vehicle Business Division for Hyundai Motor Company,...

SEOUL, November 30, 2022 – Hyundai Motor Group (The Group) today announced key executive appointments for CEO and presidents as the Group seeks to respond to rapidly-changing global business environment and continue driving business performance.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Aug 22, 2022 – Kate Fabian, director of marketing communications, Hyundai Motor America, has been named a 2022 Automotive News Rising Star. Fabian and her co-honorees are featured in a special section in the Aug. 22 issue of Automotive News.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., July 28, 2022 – José Muñoz, president and chief executive officer, Hyundai Motor North America (HMNA) announced today the promotion of five key members of his HMNA executive team.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., July, 28, 2022 – Hyundai Motor North America has promoted Randy Parker to be chief executive officer of Hyundai Motor America effective August 1.

Mexico City, July 28, 2022. – Hyundai Motor North America has named Edgar Carranza, Hyundai Motor Mexico (HMM), Chief Executive Officer effective August 1.

SEOUL/FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., July 19, 2022 – Hyundai Motor Company announced appointing Brian Latouf to the new position of Global Chief Safety Officer, (GCSO).

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., July 18, 2022 – Randy Parker, senior vice president, national sales, Hyundai Motor America, will be recognized as an Industry Influencer by the Automotive Hall of Fame during its annual event on July 21 in Detroit.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., July 5, 2022 – Hyundai Hope On Wheels and Genesis Inspiration Foundation, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, today announced John Guastaferro as their executive director.

SEOUL/ FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif, May 2, 2022 – José Muñoz, President & COO of Hyundai Motor Company (HMC), has joined HMC’s board of management. In his new role, he will be responsible for driving greater performance in key strategic regions, including Europe, India and the Middle East and Africa. Also, Mr. Muñoz will lead global talent...

NEW YORK/SEOUL, April 12, 2022 – Hyundai Motor Group’s Executive Chair, Euisun Chung, today won the ‘Visionary of the Year’ award at the inaugural Newsweek World’s Greatest Auto Disrupters event.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., March 31, 2022 – Doug Bishop has joined Hyundai as its new executive director, assistant general counsel, litigation in the legal department.

SEOUL, February 22, 2022 – Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) is proud to announce that the World Car Awards jury panel has named Luc Donckerwolke, the Group’s Executive Vice President for Design and Chief Creative Officer (CCO), its 2022 World Car Person of the Year.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Feb. 8, 2022 – Hyundai Motor America has named Nathan Edmonds as the director of warranty and dealer technical support.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Jan. 25, 2022 – Hyundai Motor America (HMA) has promoted Brandon Ramirez to director of Corporate Social Responsibility and External Relations.

SEOUL, Dec. 16, 2021 – Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) today announced that Albert Biermann, President and Head of the Research and Development (R&D) Division for the Group, is retiring, but will continue to act as an Executive Technical Advisor for the Group based in Europe.

SEOUL, November 3, 2021 – Peter Schreyer features in a beautiful new book about his life and legacy as one of the most influential figures in the field which is published by gestalten. As President and Head of Design Management of Hyundai Motor Group, Schreyer’s design shaped Hyundai and Kia as brands and gave each company a distinctive...

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Oct. 11, 2021 – Angela Zepeda, chief marketing officer (CMO) of Hyundai Motor America, was selected to Forbes’ prestigious annual list of the World’s Most Influential CMOs. Zepeda was one of 50 CMOs recognized for shaping business, culture and society.

SEOUL, September 24, 2021 – Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) today announced the appointment of Andrew Roberts as the Vice President to lead Global PR for Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Sept. 17, 2021 – Hyundai Motor North America has promoted company veteran Jason Erb to vice president, chief legal officer, effective Sept. 20.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., July 27, 2021 – As Hyundai prioritizes elevating the customer experience, it has added a new position to its leadership team and selected Nicole Geenen as director, Retail Process and Training, Hyundai Motor America. Geenen will lead a recently consolidated group of teams responsible for sales and service processes,...

DETROIT / SEOUL, July 23, 2021 – Hyundai Motor Group Honorary Chairman, Mong-Koo Chung, has been officially inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame at the 2020/2021 Induction and Awards Ceremony. The industry’s top honor was presented to the class of 2020 at a celebration held at the ICON Convention Center in Detroit on July 22.

SEOUL, June 16, 2021 – Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Euisun Chung is visiting the U.S. to review the Group’s strategies for future mobility and the direction of technological development.

LEATHERHEAD/SEOUL, June 8, 2021 – Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Euisun Chung has today been honored with the Issigonis Trophy at the 2021 Autocar Awards ceremony.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., June 4, 2021 – Hyundai Motor Americas Region has appointed Carlos Servin as the Chief Cost Optimization Officer. Servin will be responsible for leading the strategy and execution of all cost optimization initiatives across North and South America. This includes benchmarking and implementing best practices for...

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., May 24, 2021 – Hyundai Motor North America has named Sarah Fullwood as the director of public relations and communications. She will support and execute all regional communications and public relations strategies for Hyundai Motor North America, Genesis Motor North America, and Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama, in...

SEOUL, April 19, 2021 – Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) today announced that it has appointed Chang-Hyeon Song as President to oversee mobility businesses for Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation. The Group also announced the establishment of a new Transportation-as-a-Service (TaaS) Division and named President Song as head of the new...

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., March 8, 2021 – José Muñoz, president and CEO of Hyundai Motor North America appeared on Bloomberg’s Future Go series where he talks about Hyundai’s EV future and shares what the company did during the pandemic for both consumers and dealerships.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Feb. 16, 2021 – Hyundai Motor North America has promoted Ricky Lao to director of Product Planning Hyundai and Genesis. Lao will focus on delivering the most competitive vehicles in the automotive industry to shape the future landscape of connected, autonomous and electrified mobility.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Feb. 2, 2021 – Hyundai Motor America has promoted Randy Parker to senior vice president of National Sales. Parker continues to be responsible for all aspects of Hyundai vehicle sales in the U.S., including sales strategies, fleet sales, dealer relations, and market representation. Parker also oversees Hyundai’s...

SEOUL, January 28, 2021 — Hyundai Motor Company announced today that SangYup Lee, Senior Vice President and Head of Hyundai Global Design Center, is the recipient of the coveted Grand Prize of Design at the 36th edition of Festival Automobile International (FAI).

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Jan. 26, 2021 – W. Gerald (Jerry) Flannery, executive vice president and chief legal officer at Hyundai Motor America, will retire on March 1, following 34 successful years at the company. Flannery’s distinguished career has been an integral part of Hyundai’s U.S. business success story and continued evolution.

Olabisi Boyle, Vice President, Product Planning and Mobility Strategy, Hyundai Motor North America appeared Wednesday, Jan. 13, on Roadshow by CNET’s “The Great Commute Reboot” panel with editor Tim Stevens.