Chung Eui-sun (Korean: 정의선; born 18 October 1970), anglicized as Euisun Chung, is a South Korean billionaire business executive. He is the executive chairman of Hyundai Motor Group and executive chairman and one of three chief executive officers of Hyundai Motor Company, and the only son and "heir apparent" of Hyundai Motor Group honorary chairman Chung Mong-koo.
He is among the richest people in South Korea. In August 2026, Forbes estimated his net worth as US$5.8 billion and ranked him 9th richest in the country.
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Education
Chung was educated at Whimoon High School and received a bachelor's degree in business administration from Korea University in 1993. After graduation from Korea University, he earned an MBA from the University of San Francisco School of Business in 1997.
Career
2020–present: Executive Chairman and CEO, Hyundai Motor Group
2018–2020: Executive Vice Chairman, Hyundai Motor Group
2009–2018: Vice Chairman, Hyundai Motor Company
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 Ltd. (San Francisco, US)
1997–1999: Itochu Corporation (New York, US)
From 2005 to 2009, Chung was the president of Kia Motors Corp, a 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.
In October 2020, Chung became chairman of Hyundai Motor Group, and his father, Chung Mong-Koo, honorary chairman.
Chung is World Archery Asia president. He is currently on his fifth consecutive term as president.
Awards and honors
2003: Commendation by the President of the Republic of Korea
2006: World Economic Forum, Young Global Leader
2005–present: Asian Archery Federation, President
2023: Honorary Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Personal life
Chung is married, with two children, and lives in Seoul, South Korea.