Global COO, Hyundai Motor, CEO, President, Hyundai Motor North America, Hyundai Motor America
WHY: Former Nissan executive, known for hard-charging approach to business, tapped this year to oversee Hyundai’s America’s operations, based in Fountain Valley.
RECENT: Left Nissan at start of year. Joined in April, tasked “to deliver profitable growth and to improve overall performance of Hyundai Motor based on his decades of automotive and technology experience.”
QUOTABLE: Told auto trades at time of hire that he wanted “to elevate the [Hyundai] brand to where it belongs, which is at a much higher level than it is today.”
