Hyundai promotes non-Korean as VP in charge of public relations

Ahrens spent 18 years as a journalist at The Washington Post and graduated from West Virginia University.

By:

Hans Greimel

October 17, 2012 05:00 AM

TOKYO -- Hyundai Motor Co. has promoted its global public relations chief to vice president -- a rare-advancement for a non-Korean executive at the carmaker’s global headquarters.

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