SEOUL, December 11 (AJP) - Hyundai Motor Group is preparing to name Manfred Harrer, its vice president for vehicle development, as the new head of research and development, industry sources said on Thursday.
Harrer is expected to be promoted to president and take charge of the R&D division as part of the automaker’s annual executive reshuffle, according to officials at Hyundai’s Namyang R&D Center. The group’s current R&D chief, Yang Hee-won, is scheduled to hold a retirement ceremony on Dec. 15 at the Namyang facility.
A veteran engineer with 25 years of experience at Audi, BMW and Porsche, Harrer also worked on Apple’s long-running electric vehicle initiative before joining Hyundai last year. Since then, he has overseen development of high-performance models, including the Genesis GV60 Magma.
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