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Who-dun-it? Hyundai- with its 10 million cars! Hyundai Hyundai Motor Company (Exchange: Korea) is Korea's leading automobile manufacturer. Its sales network extends to about 193 countries and it produces 14 models of cars and minivans, as well as trucks, buses, and other commercial vehicles. It has a presence in the USA, China, India, and Europe. Hyundai technology is known for its high quality and affordability. Founded in 1967, this $61 billion company is based in Seochu-Gu, Seoul and employs about 54,000 people. MotorWeek, America's most popular automotive videomagazine show, recognized the Hyundai Sonata as the Best Family Sedan in its 2006 'Drivers' Choice Awards
Interim President & Chief Executive Officer
John KrafcikNumber of Employees 57,000
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing: 336211
Recent Events
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Hyundai Most Carbon-Efficient Volume Auto Brand
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HYUNDAI MOTOR SIGNS MARKETING ALLIANCE WITH SWAROVSKI
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L.A. AUTO SHOW: Hyundai's new Sonata
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Hyundai Halts Passenger Car Sales In Japan
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Washington court reinstates $8M award against Hyundai
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IPIC says won't follow S.Korea refiner stake sale ruling
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Hagens Berman Files Class Action Against Hyundai for Defective Air Bags
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REFILE-New curves, good value drive Hyundai's China sales
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UPDATE 1-Hyundai sees its 2010 global sales improving on 2009
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Kia's West Point debut
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Hyundai Launches Kia Venga at Czech Plant
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BorgWarner Supplies Transmission Components for Hyundai's New Six-Speed Automatic Transmissions
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South Korean business sentiment hits 7-year high
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Hyundai Powers Up to Save Fuel
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Seoul shares fall; Lotte down on China Times deal
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Boss to Drive Corporate Sales in Europe
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Fight over high fees finds some justice
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Japanese see Hyundai as global threat
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Hyundai signs agreement with Central Bank of India for financing services
News & Analysis
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Hyundai Motor head arrested over slush fund scandal
- 2006-04-28
SEOUL AFP — Hyundai Motor Group head Chung Mong-Koo has been arrested and thrown into a prison on charges of embezzlement and breach of trust following a month-old probe into a slush fund scandal. Wearing a sky blue tie and dark business suit, a grim-looking Chung, flanked by two...
Prosecutors seek arrest of Hyundai Motor chief in graft probe
- 2006-04-27
SEOUL AFP — South Korean prosecutors called for the arrest of the head of the Hyundai Motor group on charges of embezzling more than 100 million dollars from the country's top automaker. Hyundai Motor chairman Chung Mong-Koo, 68, used the money to set up a slush fund to bribe...
Prosecutors demand arrest of Hyundai Motor chief in graft probe
- 2006-04-26
SEOUL AFP — South Korean prosecutors have sought an arrest warrant for the head of the Hyundai Motor group following a month-long graft probe into the company, a senior prosecutor said. "We requested an arrest warrant for chairman Chung (Mong-Koo) at 11:10 AM (02:10 GMT) on charges of raising...
Hyundai Motor chief grilled over graft allegations
- 2006-04-23
SEOUL AFP — Prosecutors have questioned Hyundai Motor chairman Chung Mong-Koo over allegations that the top automaker used a multi-million dollar slush fund to bribe businessmen and officials. Chung is the focus of a graft probe concerning a slush fund that prosecutors say has been used by South Korea's...
Hyundai Motor heir grilled over graft
- 2006-04-19
SEOUL AFP — The son and heir of Hyundai Motor chief Chung Mong-Koo has been questioned by prosecutors over corruption allegations concerning South Korea's top carmaker. Arriving at the prosecutors office in southern Seoul, Chung Eui-Sun, president of Hyundai Motor's key affiliate Kia Motors, apologized for the scandal and...
Prosecutors set to grill Hyundai chief over slush fund, bribery
- 2006-04-17
SEOUL AFP — Investigators said they were preparing to summon the head of Hyundai Motor to question him as part of a probe into corruption allegations at South Korea's top auto company. Senior Prosecutor Chae Dong-Wook of the Prosecutor General's Office told reporters the authorities were now laying the...
More arrests in Hyundai Motor graft probe
- 2006-04-13
SEOUL AFP — Prosecutors have arrested two Hyundai Motor executives in a widening graft probe of South Korea's number one automaker. Lee Jung-Dae, vice president in charge of finance and accounting, and Kim Seung-Nyun, chief of the firm's procurement division, were detained late Thursday, said senior prosecutor Chae Dong-Wook....
Hyundai Motor chief returns to face graft allegations
- 2006-04-08
SEOUL AFP — The head of South Korea's Hyundai Motor, Chung Mong-Koo, has cut short a visit to the United States and returned home to face questioning over bribery allegations. Upon returning from a week-long stay in the United States, Chung apologized for causing concern to the public but...
Prosecutors arrest four people in Hyundai probe
- 2006-04-04
SEOUL AFP — Four finance company officials have been arrested as part of an investigation into bribery allegations involving South Korea's largest auto company, Hyundai Motor, prosecutors have said. The arrests came after investigators raided the offices of five corporate restructuring and financing firms, which were not Hyundai affiliates...
Prosecutors probing payoffs arrest top Hyundai Motor executive
- 2006-03-27
SEOUL AFP — A top executive of South Korea's largest auto group Hyundai Motor is under arrest as part of a probe into payoffs for politicians and government officials. Lee Ju-Eun, chief executive of Glovis, a Hyundai Motor logistics unit, and his unnamed financial chief, were arrested Sunday, prosecutor...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| John Krafcik | Interim President & Chief Executive Officer |
| Ok Suk Koh | President and Chief Executive Officer |
| Steve Wilhite | COO |
| Christopher Hosford | Vice President, Corporate Communications |
| Kathy Parker | Vice President, Human Resources and Community Relations |
| Oles Gadacz | Director, Public Relations |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Kim Dong-Jin | Vice Chairman |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hyundai Motor Company | Interim President & Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Hyundai Motor Company | Vice President, Product Planning & Strategic Planning | Former |
Ok Suk (Owen) Koh was named president and chief executive officer of Hyundai Motor America in January 2006. Koh is responsible for the strategic direction and management of the company's operations reporting to Hyundai Motor Company (HMC) in Korea. Mr. Koh joined Hyundai Group in 1978. He is a senior executive vice president of HMC and has been at HMA since 2005 where he served as chief executive coordinator. Mr. Koh moved to the United States in 1993 to lead HYPA, an HMC subsidiary in San Diego, Calif., which later changed its name to Hyundai Translead (HT). Mr. Koh served as Hyundai Translead's president and CEO. Mr. Koh graduated from Dong Kuk University with a bachelor of arts degree in business economics. He lives with his wife in California and has two children, one son and one daughter.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hyundai Motor Company | President and Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Hyundai Translead | President and CEO | Former |
| Hypa Inc | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hyundai Motor Company | COO | Current |
Christopher Hosford joined Hyundai Motor America in 1997 as Director of Communications. He is responsible for the company's corporate, product, and media relations. Hosford was formerly chief operating officer and director of the Automotive Group in the Los Angeles office of GCI, an international public relations firm. Prior to joining GCI Hosford was manager of Technology and Manufacturing Public Relations at Chrysler Corporation and a member of the corporate communications strategy team. Hosford began his work in public relations at Hill and Knowlton, Inc. where he was vice president of the firm's Japanese Business Division. Hosford began his career as a newspaper editor and later was a magazine editor and editorial director. Hosford serves on the board of several charitable organizations and is a member of the Public Relations Society of America and the International Motor Press Association.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hyundai Motor Company | Vice President, Corporate Communications | Current |
| Hill & Knowlton, Inc. | Former |
Kathy Parker joined Hyundai Motor America in 1988 as an analyst in the Administration department. She was named Vice President, Human Resources and Community Relations in 2005 after 14 years in the department. She is responsible for establishing Human Resources policy direction for Hyundai Motor America (HMA) and Hyundai Motor Finance Company and for providing counsel in all Human Resources related areas for new Hyundai operations in the United States. She is also responsible for directing Hyundai's community relations efforts. Before becoming a member of the Human Resources division, Kathy worked in several departments at Hyundai, including Administration, Human Resources and Marketing where she was a member of the launch team for the Hyundai Advantage, America's Best Warranty program. Kathy is a board member of the American Red Cross and a member of the Society of Human Resources Management. She lives in Yorba Linda with her husband and twin daughters. Kathy graduated from UCLA with degree in History and received her MBA from California State University, Dominguez Hills.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hyundai Motor Company | Vice President, Human Resources and Community Relations | Current |
| The American National Red Cross | Board Member | Current |
| The American National Red Cross | Member | Current |
| California State University | Mba | Former |
| University of California, Los Angeles | Degree In History | Former |
| Hyundai Corporation | Member | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hyundai Motor Company | Director, Public Relations | Current |
| Hyundai Motor Company | Director, Public Relations | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hyundai Motor Company | Vice Chairman | Current |
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