Hyundai Motor Co.

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.

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.

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.