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JOSÉ MUÑOZ

CHIEF EXECUTIVE HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA INC.

DAY JOB: Duties include oversight of Hyundai’s Americas region, including the U.S., which saw some 688,771 vehicles sold in 2019. Exec is also charged with strategies for global operations of Hyundai Motor Co.

MAKING A DIFFERENCE: Company’s Hyundai Hope On Wheels donated $4.3 million through May for COVID-19 drive-thru testing across 22 hospitals, aimed at cities hit hard by the coronavirus, in addition to the development of 65,000 COVID-19 tests developed by South Korea-based Seegene Inc. Brought back the Assurance Job Loss Protection program for vehicle owners and lessees and extended Hyundai Blue Link Connected Care service—with features such as roadside and emergency assistance—for additional three months.

NOTABLE: Closed company headquarters at onset of pandemic with all employees working from home. Hyundai’s workforce was briefed on CDC guidelines. Company stopped all travel and training sessions. Offered additional paid time off for workers directly affected by the virus. Short-term vehicle leases were made available to workers with college-age children. Stopped production at its Alabama plant from March 18 through May 4. Reopened Alabama plant with safety procedures; it takes body temperatures of employees entering the plant, and is changing procedures to allow for social distancing and implementing extensive sanitation measures.

QUOTABLE: “The key to control the pandemic, not only through the pandemic time but also after, is testing,” he told CNBC in late April.

FAST FACTS: Joined Hyundai in 2019 from Nissan Motor Co., where he was most recently chief performance officer and chair of Nissan China. Held several positions at Nissan since his start in 2004. Also worked at Toyota and Daewoo.

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