José Muñoz
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| Born | Palma de Mallorca, June 15, 1965 |
| Education | Polytechnic University of Madrid (Ph.D.)
Instituto de Empresa (IE) Business School (MBA) Cranfield School of Management (Executive Management Program) INSEAD (Global Executive Training) |
| Occupation | President and COO of Hyundai Motor Company. President of Hyundai Motor America and Hyundai Motor North America. |
José Muñoz José Muñoz (Palma de Mallorca, June 15, 1965) is a Spanish businessman. He is the Global President and Chief Operating Officer of Hyundai Motor Company (not to be confused with the Hyundai Motor Group), and president and CEO of Hyundai and Genesis Motor America and Hyundai Motor America.[1] He was previously Chairman of Nissan North America |Nissan North America Inc.[2] As of May 2022, he is reportedly the most senior Spanish executive in a global automotive multinational company.[3]
Career
After the Chernobyl disaster, Muñoz abandoned his career as a nuclear engineer and moved to the Automotive industry. In 1989, he was hired as dealer principal of Citroën and Peugeot family showroom in Madrid, where he met his current wife, the dealer owner's daughter.[4]
In 1996 he moved to Daewoo Motor Iberia and three years later to Toyota Motor Europe, where he remained until 2004 when he joined Nissan for a tenure of 15 years, holding various management positions in Europe, North America and Asia. In 2014, he was named Chairman of Nissan North America Inc.[2] In April 2018 he was appointed Chief Performance Officer and Chairman of Nissan in China.[5]
At that time, Muñoz was considered one of the candidates to succeed Carlos Ghosn to lead the Renault–Nissan–Mitsubishi Alliance between Nissan and Renault.[6][7][8]
In November 2018, Ghosn was arrested in Tokyo and subsequently charged with under-reporting his income in corporate filings,[9] prompting an internal investigation in corporate governance at the Japanese automaker. Muñoz was cited by the company as a “person of interest”. In January 2019, after a leave of absence, he resigned.[10] He posted his reasons for resigning on social media, stating that “Nissan is involved in matters that would divert its focus and will continue to do so”, and he committed to continue to assist with investigations.[11]
In April 2019, four months after his resignation from Nissan, Muñoz was appointed as Global Chief Operating Officer and CEO of Hyundai Motor Corporation and President of America and North America divisions.[12]
In May 2022, he was appointed a member of the Hyundai Motor Company Board of Directors,[13] becoming the most senior Spanish executive in a global automotive multinational company.[3]
Awards
- Industry Leadership Award by SAE Foundation[14]
- Protagonist of the Motor - Gallery of 'El Mundo' Award[15]
References
- ↑ "Hyundai Motor names former Nissan executive Jose Munoz as COO". CNBC.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "José Muñoz". Nashville Business Journal. July 10, 2015. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Casero, Santiago (6 May 2022). "José Muñoz, un español en el consejo de administración de Hyundai Motor Company". elconfidencial.com (in español).
- ↑ "De un concesionario Citroën a la dirección global del Grupo Hyundai". ELMUNDO (in español). 29 October 2020.
- ↑ "José Muñoz". Official Great Britain Newsroom. 7 March 2018.
- ↑ "Exclusive: Renault-Nissan Scouting New Operational Head, Will Succeed Carlos Ghosn". News18. 8 June 2017.
- ↑ "Nissan: Who Will Succeed Ghosn the Superman? | Business". The ORIENTAL ECONOMIST.
- ↑ "El español José Muñoz, entre los candidatos para suceder a Carlos Ghosn en Renault-Nissan". www.europapress.es. Europa Press. 7 June 2017.
- ↑ Attiyeh, Clifford (26 November 2018). "Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn Removed by Board Vote; Renault Names Interim Leaders". Car and Driver.
- ↑ "Nissan top executive Munoz resigns amid broadened Ghosn probe". Reuters. 11 January 2019.
- ↑ "Nissan exec Jose Munoz resigns as crisis deepens". Automotive News Europe. 11 January 2019.
- ↑ "Hyundai hires former Ghosn ally Munoz as global COO, Americas head". Reuters. 18 April 2019.
- ↑ "Hyundai exec Jose Munoz adds oversight of Europe, global markets". Automotive News Europe. 3 May 2022.
- ↑ "SAE Foundation Honors Nissan's José Muñoz with the Industry Leadership Award". SAE Foundation. 14 November 2017.
- ↑ "José Muñoz, director de Operaciones de Hyundai, Premio Protagonista del Motor-Galería de 'El Mundo'". EXPANSION (in español). 29 October 2020.
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