Name: John Krafcik Title: President and CEO Company: Hyundai Motor America Presentation: Available
John Krafcik is president and chief executive officer of Hyundai Motor America, and is responsible for all aspects of the company’s operations in the United States.
Mr. Krafcik joined Hyundai in 2004 as vice president of Product Development and Strategic Planning, and assumed his present position in November 2008. During this period, he and his team have reshaped Hyundai’s product portfolio, dealer network, brand strategy, and marketing approach to better position the brand for future growth.
For 2010, Mr. Krafcik and his team are focused on launching another wave of product, technology, and process innovations—all-new versions of Tucson, Sonata, and Elantra; Hyundai’s Hybrid Blue Drive technology, using breakthrough lithium-polymer batteries; and a new approach to an intelligent luxury experience, the Hyundai Equus.
A two-time Automotive News All-Star, Mr. Krafcik received the Automotive Hall of Fame’s Distinguished Service Citation in 2010. He is presently vice chairman of the Association of International Automobile Manufacturers, an MIT Engineering Systems Division Advisory Committee member, and leader of Hyundai’s pediatric cancer initiative, Hope on Wheels.
Mr. Krafcik holds a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from Stanford University, and a master of science degree in management from the MIT Sloan School of Management, where he developed the term “lean production” while contributing to the best-selling book, The Machine That Changed the World. He began his career in the auto industry at the GM/Toyota joint-venture, NUMMI, and worked at Ford Motor Company prior to joining Hyundai.
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