Hyundai Motor to Expand Future Hydrogen Division... "President Park Jeong-guk in Charge"

Jungkuk Park, President of Hyundai Motor Company

[Asia Economy Reporter Changhwan Lee] Hyundai Motor Group is expanding and reorganizing its hydrogen fuel cell division, a next-generation future growth engine.

On the 19th, Hyundai Motor Group announced that it will establish a new Hydrogen Fuel Cell Division through organizational restructuring and appoint Park Jung-guk, Vice President (President) of Hyundai Motor's Research and Development Headquarters, as the overall head.

President Park will lead Hyundai Motor Group's hydrogen fuel cell development and business directly as the commander of fuel cell development. He is an R&D expert and was the first engineer to serve as president of Hyundai Mobis.

The existing fuel cell business division will be separated into development and business organizations and expanded.

The Hydrogen Fuel Cell Development Center, responsible for development, will focus on hydrogen fuel cell technology development, advancement of development systems, cost reduction, and performance assurance. The center will be led by Kim Se-hoon, current Vice President and Head of Hyundai Motor's Fuel Cell Business Division, who will dedicate himself to development.

The business organization, the Hydrogen Fuel Cell Business Division, plans to strengthen business strategy and operations, as well as innovative production technology development and quality assurance systems.

The Hydrogen Fuel Cell Business Division will be led by Executive Director Lim Tae-won of Hyundai Motor. Executive Director Lim is a full member of the Korean Academy of Engineering and a technical expert in materials and fuel cell fields. He is recognized for his outstanding domestic and international academic and industrial networks and for successfully leading the development of the Tucson fuel cell vehicle.

Hyundai Motor Group explained that the expansion and reorganization of the organizational structure is to quickly overcome technical issues and challenges discovered during the mid-term review of research outcomes and to redefine the research and development schedule and direction.

After the reorganization, Hyundai Motor Group plans to actively promote design reinforcement and the application of new manufacturing methods to improve the completeness of fuel cell development and to newly refine competitive commercialization strategies to realize a hydrogen society.

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