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CEO of Hyundai Engineering
Joo Woo-jeong
Hyundai Motor Group's Leading Financial Expert Takes on Profitability and Structural Reform Challenges
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Last Updated on Dec 24, 2024
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CEO of Hyundai Engineering
Life Summary
Joo Woo-jeong has been appointed as the CEO of Hyundai Engineering.
He is recognized as a leading financial expert within the Hyundai Motor Group.
Joo was nominated as the CEO of Hyundai Engineering in November 2024 with the task of improving the company's weak profitability and organizational structure.
Born in June 1964, Joo graduated from Daegu Oseong High School and majored in Economics at Sogang University.
He began his career in 1990 at Hyundai Precision & Industry Co., Ltd. (now Hyundai Mobis).
He later served as the Head of Management Control at Kia Slovakia (KMS) and as the Financial Director at Kia Motors Europe (KME). In 2010, he was appointed as the Head of Financial Management at Kia.
In 2015, Joo moved to Hyundai Steel, where he held roles such as Head of Cost Management and Head of Business Management.
In 2018, he returned to Kia as the Head of Finance, earning a promotion to Executive Vice President. In 2020, he was promoted again to Vice President at Kia.
In the 2024 year-end appointments, Joo was chosen as the first CEO of Hyundai Engineering with a background in finance.
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He is recognized as a leading financial expert within the Hyundai Motor Group.
Joo was nominated as the CEO of Hyundai Engineering in November 2024 with the task of improving the company's weak profitability and organizational structure.
Born in June 1964, Joo graduated from Daegu Oseong High School and majored in Economics at Sogang University.
He began his career in 1990 at Hyundai Precision & Industry Co., Ltd. (now Hyundai Mobis).
He later served as the Head of Management Control at Kia Slovakia (KMS) and as the Financial Director at Kia Motors Europe (KME). In 2010, he was appointed as the Head of Financial Management at Kia.
In 2015, Joo moved to Hyundai Steel, where he held roles such as Head of Cost Management and Head of Business Management.
In 2018, he returned to Kia as the Head of Finance, earning a promotion to Executive Vice President. In 2020, he was promoted again to Vice President at Kia.
In the 2024 year-end appointments, Joo was chosen as the first CEO of Hyundai Engineering with a background in finance.
#JooWoojeong #HyundaiEngineering #HyundaiMotorGroup #KiaMotors #financialexpert #corporateleadership #CEOappointment #Koreanbusiness #HyundaiSteel #SogangUniversity