New President for Kia Motors Europe

Kia has announced the appointment of Mr Sun-Young Kim to the position of President Kia Motors Europe with immediate effect.

Mr Kim brings a wealth of diverse executive experience to Kia’s European operations having worked in the automotive industry in Korea, the USA, Belgium and the UK.

Born in February, 1955, Mr Kim joined Hyundai Engineering & Construction Ltd in 1981 and subsequently held senior executive positions at the Hyundai Corporations headquarters in Seoul, at Hyundai Motors America and at Korea’s largest components manufacturer — Hyundai Mobis, initially in Belgium, before being appointed Vice President of the International Business Division based in Seoul.

In January 2007, Mr Kim was appointed President of Kia UK and oversaw the annual sales which outperformed the market trend during his two years with the company.

The 53-year old Mr Kim is married with two children and is an enthusiastic golfer in his spare time.

Mr Kim’s predecessor at KME, Mr Kwang Ho Nam, is returning to the Kia Motors in Korea, to take up a new executive position at the corporation’s headquarters.

Editors´ Notes

Kia Motors Europe
Kia Motors Europe is the European sales, marketing, and service arm of Kia Motors Corporation. With its headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, it covers 32 markets in Europe.

About Kia Motors Corporation
Kia Motors Corporation (www.kiamotors.com) — a maker of quality vehicles for the young-at-heart — was founded in 1944 and is Korea’s oldest manufacturer of motor vehicles. As part of the Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group, Kia aims to become one of the world’s premier automotive brands. More than 1.4 million vehicles a year are produced at 13 manufacturing and assembly operations in nine countries. These vehicles are sold and serviced through a network of distributors and dealers covering 172 countries. Kia today has more than 40,000 employees and annual revenues of almost US$17 billion. It is the major sponsor of the Australian Tennis Open. Kia is also an official automotive partner of FIFA — the governing body of the FIFA World Cup — as well as a EUROTOP partner of UEFA. Kia Motors Corporation’s brand slogan — ‘The Power to Surprise’ — represents the company’s global commitment to surpassing customer expectations through continuous automotive innovation.

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Tel 0049 69 850 928 357 Email i.tzudnowski@kia-europe.com

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