Awards & Recognition
★Reuters 2025 Automotive D.R.I.V.E Honours Visionary Leader
★Automotive News All-Star (2021)
★Automotive Hall of Fame Industry Influencers list (2022)
★Automotive News Champion of Diversity (2024)
★Texas Auto Writers Association Excellence in Craft Competition winner (2023)
Notable Facts
→President and CEO of Hyundai Motor North America (as of Jan 2025), previously CEO of Hyundai Motor America
→First African American to lead a major OEM regional market
→Under his leadership, Hyundai set all-time retail sales records for three consecutive years
→30+ years automotive experience including executive roles at Nissan, Infiniti, and General Motors
→Led Hyundai to become one of fastest-growing mainstream brands in US
→Texas Christian University graduate with executive programs at Harvard and Penn State
→Previously served as Division VP at Nissan's Global Light Commercial Vehicle unit in Japan