Chung Eui-sun

Chung Eui-sun
Hangul	정의선
Hanja	鄭義宣
Revised Romanization	Jeong Ui-seon
McCune–Reischauer	Chŏng Ŭisŏn

Chung Eui-sun
Chung Eui-sun
	Chung Eui-sun, Chairman & CEO of Hyundai Motor Group (2020.10.14 ~)
Born	18 October 1970 (age 52); South Korea
Education	Korea University; University of San Francisco
Occupation	Chairman, Hyundai Motor Group
Spouse	Married
Children	2
Parent(s)	Chung Mong-koo ; Lee Jung-hwa (deceased)

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

Education[edit]

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[edit]

2020–present: Chairman, 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]

Awards and honors[edit]

2006: World Economic Forum, Young Global Leader^{[citation needed]}
2005–present: Asian Archery Federation, President^{[citation needed]}

Personal life[edit]

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

Family[edit]

Family of Chung Eui-sun

Han Seong-sil
한성실
?

Chung Bong-sik
정봉식
?

Yung

Byun Joong-seok [ko]
변중석
1921–2007

Chung Ju-yung
정주영
1915–2001

Kim Kyung-hee
김경희
1953–

Park Byeong-im
박병임
1928–2015

Chung Soon-yung [ko]
정순영
1922–2005

Park Young-ja
박영자
1936–

Chung Se-yung [ko]
정세영
1928–2005

Jo Eun-ju
조은주
1936–

Chung Sang-yung [ko]
정상영
1936–2021

(영)

^[a]

Kim Wol-gye
김월계
1923–2003

Chung In-yung [ko]
정인영
1920–2006

Chung Hee-yung
정희영
1925–2015

Kim Young-joo
김영주
1920–2010

Jang Jeong-ja
장정자
1935–

Chung Shin-yung
정신영
1931–62

Chung Mong-pil [ko]^[b]
정몽필
1934–82

Chung Chung-in (Grace)
정정인
1979–

Chung Chung-im (Elizabeth)
정정임
1981–

Chung Hyeong-suk
정형숙
1951–74

Chung Moon-sook
정문숙
1947–

Kim Yun-su
김윤수
1946–

Chung Sook-young^[c]
정숙영
1960–

Chung Il-kyung
정일경
1960–

Chung Mong-hyuk
정몽혁
1961–

Mong

Chung Mong-koo^[d]
정몽구
1938–

Chung Mong-woo [ko]^[e]
정몽우
1945–90

Chung Mong-yoon [ko]^[f]
정몽윤
1955–

Chung Mong-guk^[g]
정몽국
1953–

Chung Mong-sun
정몽선
1954–

Kim Geun-su
김근수
1948–

Chung Mong-jin
정몽진
1960–

Chung Mong-yeol
정몽열
1964–

(몽)

^[h]

Chung Mong-kun [ko]^[i]
정몽근
1942–

Chung Mong-hun^[j]
정몽헌
1948–2003

Chung Mong-il [ko]^[k]
정몽일
1959–

Chung Mong-won^[l]
정몽원
1955–

Chung Mong-hoon
정몽훈
1959–

Chung Chung-suk
정정숙
1962–

Chung Mong-ik
정몽익
1962–

Chung Kyung-hee^[m]
정경희
1944–

Chung Mong-joon^[n]
정몽준
1951–

Chung Mong-seok
정몽석
1958–

Chung Mong-yong
정몽용
1961–

Chung Mong-gyu^[o]
정몽규
1962–

Chung Yoo-kyung
정유경
1970–

Chung Ji-yi
정지이
1977–

Chung Young-yi
정영이
1984–

Chung Young-seon
정영선
1985–

Chung Hyeon-seon
정현선
1989–

Chung Mun-yi
정문이
1991–

Chung Il-seon [ko]
정일선
1970–

Chung Moon-seon
정문선
1974–

Chung Dae-seon [ko]^[p]
정대선
1977–

Chung Chung-yi
정정이
1984–

Chung Kyung-seon
정경선
1986–

Seon

(선)

Chung Ji-seon [ko]
정지선
1972–

Chung Gyo-seon
정교선
1974–

Chung Ki-seon [ko]
정기선
1982–

Chung Nam-yi
정남이
1983–

Chung Seon-yi
정선이
1986–

Chung Ye-seon
정예선
1996–

^[q]

Chung Seong-yi
정성이
1962–

Chung Myeong-yi
정명이
1964–

Chung Yoon-yi
정윤이
1968–

Chung Eui-seon
정의선
1970–

Chung Eun-hee
정은희
1971–

Chung Yu-hee
정유희
1973–

Notes
In general: marriages indicated by dashed lines, female on the left.

^ Given name terminates in -yung (영) for males and females in this generation
^ Married to Lee Yang-ja (이양자; 1943–90)
^ Married to Prof. Noh Kyung-soo [ko] (노경수; 1954–)
^ Married to Lee Jung-hwa (이정화; 1939–2009)
^ Married to Lee Haeng-ja (이행자; 1945–)
^ Married to Kim Hye-young (김혜영; 1961–)
^ Married to Lee Yoon-hee (이윤희; 1954–)
^ Given name starts with Mong- (몽) for males in this generation. Female given names often start with Chung- (정), but not always.
^ Married to Woo Kyung-sook (우경숙; 1951–)
^ Married to Hyun Jeong-eun [ko] (현정은; 1955–)
^ Married to Kwon Jun-hee (권준희; 1961–)
^ Married to Hong In-hwa (홍인화; 1957–)
^ Married to Jung Hee-young (정희영; 1940–)
^ Married to Kim Young-myeong (김영명; 1956–)
^ Married to Kim Na-young (김나영)
^ Married to news anchor Noh Hyeon-jeong [ko] (노현정, 1979–)
^ Given name terminates in -seon (선) for males in this generation. Female given names usually terminate in -yi (이), but not always.

Sources

김봄내 (May 15, 2015). "[재벌가족사]정주영 현대그룹 창업주" [Chaebol Family History: Chung Ju-yung, founder of Hyundai Group]. KJtimes (in Korean).
김태현 (March 23, 2015). "[단독보도] 정주영 막내딸 미국서 엄마 없이 결혼" [Exclusive: Chung Ju-yung's youngest daughter gets married without her mother in the United States]. 일요신문 (in Korean).
"Family Drama". Forbes. April 26, 2011.

References[edit]

^ John Lippert; Alan Ohnsman; Rose Kim (March 1, 2012). "Billionaire Chung Proving Hyundai No Joke Aiming for BMW". Bloomberg Business.
^ 지희, 변 (October 14, 2020). "정의선, 기아차서 3세 경영 능력 입증…혁신·책임경영 가속" (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. Retrieved May 2, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ ^a ^b "Forbes profile: Chung Eui-Sun". Forbes. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
^ "Euisun Chung Inaugurated as Chairman of Hyundai Motor Group". Hyundai Media Newsroom.
^ Wells, Chris (October 20, 2020). "World Archery President congratulates Chung Euisun for appointment as chair of Hyundai Motor Group". World Archery.

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[6] Given name terminates in -yung (영) for males and females in this generation

[7] Married to Lee Yang-ja (이양자; 1943–90)

[8] Married to Prof. Noh Kyung-soo [ko] (노경수; 1954–)

[9] Married to Lee Jung-hwa (이정화; 1939–2009)

[10] Married to Lee Haeng-ja (이행자; 1945–)

[11] Married to Kim Hye-young (김혜영; 1961–)

[12] Married to Lee Yoon-hee (이윤희; 1954–)

[13] Given name starts with Mong- (몽) for males in this generation. Female given names often start with Chung- (정), but not always.

[14] Married to Woo Kyung-sook (우경숙; 1951–)

[15] Married to Hyun Jeong-eun [ko] (현정은; 1955–)

[16] Married to Kwon Jun-hee (권준희; 1961–)

[17] Married to Hong In-hwa (홍인화; 1957–)

[18] Married to Jung Hee-young (정희영; 1940–)

[19] Married to Kim Young-myeong (김영명; 1956–)

[20] Married to Kim Na-young (김나영)

[21] Married to news anchor Noh Hyeon-jeong [ko] (노현정, 1979–)

[22] Given name terminates in -seon (선) for males in this generation. Female given names usually terminate in -yi (이), but not always.

[bloom-1] John Lippert; Alan Ohnsman; Rose Kim (March 1, 2012). "Billionaire Chung Proving Hyundai No Joke Aiming for BMW". Bloomberg Business.

[2] 지희, 변 (October 14, 2020). "정의선, 기아차서 3세 경영 능력 입증…혁신·책임경영 가속" (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. Retrieved May 2, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[Forbes-3] "Forbes profile: Chung Eui-Sun". Forbes. Retrieved 18 September 2018.

[4] "Euisun Chung Inaugurated as Chairman of Hyundai Motor Group". Hyundai Media Newsroom.

[5] Wells, Chris (October 20, 2020). "World Archery President congratulates Chung Euisun for appointment as chair of Hyundai Motor Group". World Archery.

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