Hyundai India will get its first Indian CEO in Tarun Garg since Santro launch in 1999| Enterprise Information
Tarun Garg has change into the primary Indian to guide Hyundai Motor Co. Ltd.’s India operations because the South Korean carmaker entered the subcontinent with the Santro in 1996.
Hyundai India MD & CEO Designate Tarun Garg. (Tushar Deep Singh/HT)
Efficient 1 January 2026, Garg will substitute Unsoo Kim as managing director and chief govt officer at Hyundai Motor India Ltd., as Kim is heading again to South Korea for a strategic function on the mum or dad agency, in accordance with an change submitting on Wednesday.
The appointment is topic to shareholder approval. Between now and until the top of 12 months, Garg can be MD & CEO designate.
Tarun Garg Profile
A mechanical engineer and graduate of IIM Lucknow, Garg began his profession in 1994 as a administration trainee at Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. the place he rose by means of the ranks to change into govt director of selling by 2019.
He joined Hyundai India as director (gross sales, advertising and marketing & service) in December 2019 and was promoted to chief working officer in January 2023, in accordance with his LinkedIn profile. It was beneath him and Unsoo Kim that Hyundai India launched India’s largest IPO final 12 months.
