Education
Chung received the bachelor"s degree in business management administration from in 1993 and a Master of Business Administration from the University of San Francisco School of Business in 1997.
Businessman chairman of Hyundai Motor Company
Chung received the bachelor"s degree in business management administration from in 1993 and a Master of Business Administration from the University of San Francisco School of Business in 1997.
He is the vice chairman of Hyundai Motor Company and the only son and "heir apparent" of Hyundai Motor Group chairman Chung Mong-koo. 2009–present: Vice Chairman, Hyundai Motor Company Sales & Planning 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 Limited. (San Francisco, United States of America) 1997–1999: Itochu Corporation (New York, United States of America) From 2005 to 2009, Chung was the president of Kia Motors Corporation, the 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.
