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Chairman of Hyundai Motor Group
Chung Eui-sun
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Last Updated on Jul 3, 2026
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Chairman of Hyundai Motor Group
Life Summary
Chung Eui-sun is chairman of Hyundai Motor Group.
He is working to transform Hyundai Motor into a comprehensive smart mobility solutions company while focusing on expanding the hydrogen ecosystem.
He was born in Seoul on Oct. 18, 1970, as the youngest child and only son among the three daughters and one son of Chung Mong-koo, honorary chairman of Hyundai Motor Group.
He graduated from Whimoon High School in Seoul and Korea University’s Department of Business Administration. He completed an MBA program at the University of San Francisco (USF) School of Management in the United States.
After joining Hyundai Precision Industry, now Hyundai Mobis, he studied in the United States and then worked at the New York branch of Japan’s Itochu Corporation.
He joined Hyundai Motor as head of purchasing and head of the sales support division, and later served as deputy head of Hyundai Motor’s domestic sales division, executive vice president of Hyundai Card, and deputy head of Hyundai-Kia Motors’ planning and coordination division.
In 2005, he became CEO and president of Kia Motors. After serving as president of Hyundai Mobis, vice chairman of Hyundai Motor Group, and vice chairman in charge of quality management planning at Hyundai Steel, he has overseen the group’s overall business as chairman of Hyundai Motor Group since October 2020.
He is speeding up the development of autonomous driving technology, while focusing on Physical AI and humanoid robot development as key future businesses.
He is described as modest and humble.
He serves as president of the Korea Archery Association.
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He is working to transform Hyundai Motor into a comprehensive smart mobility solutions company while focusing on expanding the hydrogen ecosystem.
He was born in Seoul on Oct. 18, 1970, as the youngest child and only son among the three daughters and one son of Chung Mong-koo, honorary chairman of Hyundai Motor Group.
He graduated from Whimoon High School in Seoul and Korea University’s Department of Business Administration. He completed an MBA program at the University of San Francisco (USF) School of Management in the United States.
After joining Hyundai Precision Industry, now Hyundai Mobis, he studied in the United States and then worked at the New York branch of Japan’s Itochu Corporation.
He joined Hyundai Motor as head of purchasing and head of the sales support division, and later served as deputy head of Hyundai Motor’s domestic sales division, executive vice president of Hyundai Card, and deputy head of Hyundai-Kia Motors’ planning and coordination division.
In 2005, he became CEO and president of Kia Motors. After serving as president of Hyundai Mobis, vice chairman of Hyundai Motor Group, and vice chairman in charge of quality management planning at Hyundai Steel, he has overseen the group’s overall business as chairman of Hyundai Motor Group since October 2020.
He is speeding up the development of autonomous driving technology, while focusing on Physical AI and humanoid robot development as key future businesses.
He is described as modest and humble.
He serves as president of the Korea Archery Association.
#ChungEui-sun #HyundaiMotorGroup #HyundaiMotor #smartmobility #hydrogenecosystem #autonomousdriving #PhysicalAI #humanoidrobots #HyundaiMobis #KoreaArcheryAssociation