Chung Eui-sun explained

Chung Eui-sun
Birth Date:	1970 10, df=yes
Birth Place:	South Korea
Education:	Korea University University of San Francisco
Occupation:	Executive Chairman and CEO, Hyundai Motor Group
Parents:	Chung Mong-koo Lee Jung-hwa (deceased)
Children:	2

Hangul:	정의선
Hanja:	鄭義宣
Rr:	Jeong Ui-seon
Mr:	Chŏng Ŭisŏn

Chung Eui-sun (; born 18 October 1970), also spelled Euisun Chung, is a South Korean billionaire business magnate. He is the executive chairman and CEO of Hyundai Motor Group and the only son and "heir apparent" of Hyundai Motor Group honorary chairman Chung Mong-koo.^[1]

Education

Chung was educated in Whimoon High School and received a bachelor's degree in business management administration from Korea University in 1993. After graduation of Korea University, he earned an MBA from the University of San Francisco School of Business in 1997.^[2]

Career

• 2020–present: Executive Chairman and CEO, Hyundai Motor Group
• 2018–2020: Executive Vice Chairman, Hyundai Motor Group
• 2009–2018: Vice Chairman, Hyundai Motor Company
• 2005–2009: President, Kia Motors Corporation (sister company of Hyundai Motor)
• 2003–2005: Chief Operating Officer, Hyundai-Kia Corporate Planning Division
• 2001–2002: Deputy Operating Officer, Hyundai Motor's Domestic Sales & Marketing Division
• 2001–2002: Deputy Operating Officer, Hyundai-Kia After-Sales Service Division
• 2000–2002: Deputy Operating Officer, Hyundai Information Technology Center
• 1999–2001: Director, Hyundai Procurement Planning & Coordination Group
• 1994–1999: Deputy Manager, Hyundai Precision and Industries Ltd. (San Francisco, US)
• 1997–1999: Itochu Corporation (New York, US)

From 2005 to 2009, Chung was the president of Kia Motors Corp, a subsidiary of Hyundai Motor, which owns 34% of Kia. According to Forbes, Chung is credited with the success of the Kia Cee'd in Europe along with the Soul and the Forte.^[3]

In October 2020, Chung became chairman of Hyundai Motor Group, and his father, Chung Mong-Koo, honorary chairman.^[4]

Chung is World Archery Asia president.^[5] He is currently on his fifth consecutive term as president.^[6]

Awards and honors

• 2006: World Economic Forum, Young Global Leader
• 2005–present: Asian Archery Federation, President
• 2023: Honorary Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Personal life

Chung is married, with two children, and lives in Seoul, South Korea.^[3]

Family

See also

• Chaebol

Notes and References

1. News: John Lippert. Alan Ohnsman. Rose Kim . Billionaire Chung Proving Hyundai No Joke Aiming for BMW. Bloomberg Business. March 1, 2012.
2. Web site: 정의선, 기아차서 3세 경영 능력 입증…혁신·책임경영 가속 . 변 . 지희. October 14, 2020 . . May 2, 2022 . korean.
3. Web site: Forbes profile: Chung Eui-Sun . Forbes . 18 September 2018.
4. Web site: Euisun Chung Inaugurated as Chairman of Hyundai Motor Group. Hyundai Media Newsroom.
5. Web site: World Archery President congratulates Chung Euisun for appointment as chair of Hyundai Motor Group. Chris. Wells. October 20, 2020. World Archery.
6. Web site: 2021-11-12 . Chung Euisun re-elected president of World Archery Asia World Archery . 2024-04-27 . www.worldarchery.sport . en.