Awards & Recognition
★MotorTrend 2025 Person of the Year
★American Automobile Journalists Association Executive of the Year (2024)
★SAE Foundation Industry Leadership Award (2017 at Nissan)
Notable Facts
→First non-Korean CEO of Hyundai Motor Company, historic appointment
→Led Hyundai Motor Group to become 3rd largest automaker globally
→Oversees $12.6 billion investment in Georgia Metaplant America facility
→Native of Spain with Ph.D. in nuclear engineering
→Previously Chief Performance Officer at Nissan for 15 years
→Responsible for creating 190,000+ US jobs and $20+ billion economic impact
→Fluent in English, Spanish, and French
→Led record consecutive sales growth at Hyundai North America