Hyundai Motor Group Brings in Vice President Hong Eun-hee as Head of HMG Energy & Hydrogen Division

Hyundai Motor Group said on the 31st that it has appointed energy business expert Vice President Hong Eun-hee, formerly of global energy company BP, as the new head of its HMG Energy & Hydrogen Division.
Hong worked at P&G Korea and the Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM) before spending 18 years at BP, where she handled business development, strategy formulation and execution across a range of energy sectors, including oil, liquefied natural gas (LNG), hydrogen and ammonia. She is widely regarded as the right person to review profitability and investment feasibility and to plan and operate a global energy and hydrogen portfolio.
She also led the structuring and contract design of projects spanning the full energy value chain, from resource development to long-term supply and transportation, including the Angola LNG project. That experience demonstrated her ability to turn market opportunities into concrete businesses. Based on those achievements, she was named chief of staff to BP's head of technology in 2021, and later took charge of the hydrogen and ammonia business development team established in 2022.
Since 2023, she has overseen BP's global hydrogen business development team, working broadly on cooperation with government agencies in major countries, policy responses, and the discovery of business models and development opportunities based on customer demand. Hyundai Motor Group said it expects Hong's execution capabilities and global network to help strengthen the competitiveness of its future energy businesses and accelerate the expansion of the hydrogen ecosystem.
Hong said, "Hyundai Motor Group is a company that has already built meaningful achievements across the entire hydrogen value chain, from fuel cell electric vehicles to clean hydrogen production and charging infrastructure." She added, "Based on my experience in global energy and hydrogen businesses, I will work to identify new business opportunities in Hyundai Motor Group's future energy sector and contribute to enhancing its global competitiveness."
A Hyundai Motor Group official said, "Vice President Hong Eun-hee is a global energy business development expert who has turned market opportunities into real businesses and delivered results through collaboration with a wide range of stakeholders." The official added, "Through this appointment, we plan to secure leadership with global energy business experience and strategy, and further strengthen our ability to expand and commercialize our energy and hydrogen businesses globally."
Meanwhile, Hyundai Motor Group plans to use this appointment as an opportunity to upgrade its commercialization system, covering everything from strategy development and business planning to investment review and partnership building. Based on that, the group aims to respond proactively to the energy paradigm shift, secure future growth engines, and strengthen the sustainable growth foundation of its energy business. Former division head Vice President Ken Ramirez is reported to have resigned voluntarily for personal reasons.
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