B. S. Seo appointed new MD of Hyundai India

Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL) has announced the appointment of Bo Shin Seo as the new Managing Director of HMIL with effect from March 5, 2012. Prior to his elevation as managing director Seo was Executive Director Production -- a position he has held for the two years. Seo takes over from Han Woo Park who returns to Korea as Chief Financial Officer of Kia Motors. “I look forward to taking Hyundai Motor India to newer heights and working closely with the extended Hyundai family,” Seo said. Speaking about his tenure in India Park noted, “I have lived 9 years in India, my long association with HMIL has provided me with an immense amount of learning. I am confident that HMIL will go from strength to strength under Seo’s leadership,” Seo is an engineer by training, in his distinguished career he has been Hyundai’s Production Head at its state-of-the-art Alabama plant in the USA.