Seon Seob Kim has been appointed MD and CEO of Hyundai Motor India Ltd.
He replaces Young Key Koo, who returns to the Hyundai headquarters in Seoul after three years in India, a company statement said.
Koo was with Hyundai’s senior management in India for 12 years. India. In During his first stint, in 1997-2001, the carmaker had launched the first generation Santro and Accent. He is credited with strengthening the company’s sales and marketing operations during his second tenure, in 2008-2011, and again headed the Indian operations in his 3rd tenure from November 2015 to November 2018.
Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Company (HMC).