Hyun Jeong-eun
Hyun Jeong-eun | |
|---|---|
Hyun in 2021 | |
| Born | 26 January 1955 South Korea |
| Occupation | Chairwoman of Hyundai Group |
| Spouse | Chung Mong-hun |
| Children | Chung Ji-yi Chung Young-yi Chung Young-seon |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 현정은 |
| Hanja | 玄貞恩 |
| RR | Hyeon Jeongeun |
| MR | Hyŏn Chŏngŭn |
Hyun Jeong-eun (Korean: 현정은; born 26 January 1955) is a South Korean businesswoman and the chairwoman of the Hyundai Group.
Education
Hyun Jeong-eun graduated from Kyunggi Girls’ High School in 1972. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology in 1976 and a Master of Arts in Sociology in 1979 from Ewha Womans University. She later obtained a Master of Arts in Human Development from Fairleigh Dickinson University in 1983.[1]
Biography
Hyun Jeong-eun was born on January 26, 1955, as the second daughter among four daughters to her father, Hyun Young-won, and her mother, Kim Moon-hee. In 1976, she married Chung Mong-hun, with whom she had one son and two daughters.[2]
On August 4, 2003, her husband Chung Mong-hun died and she succeeded him and was inaugurated as the new chairwoman of the Hyundai Group on October 21, 2003.[3]
On August 16, 2009, in her capacity as chairwoman of the Hyundai Group, she met with Kim Jong Il, the then leader of North Korea.[4] The politician Kim Moo-sung is her maternal uncle.[5]
Career
- 1983~1998 Korea Girl Scout Association, Member of International Committee & National Development Committee[6]
- 1988~1991 Korea Association of Univ. Women, Member of Financial Committee[7]
- 1998~2007 Korea Girl Scout Association, Director of National Headquarters[8]
- 2005~2008 Member of the Presidential Committee on Government Innovation and Decentralization[9]
- 2006~2008 The Civil Service Commission, Member of the Advisory Council on Personnel Policy
- 2011~2019 Embassy of Brazil in Korea, Honorary Consul[10]
- 2013~2025 Ewha Haktang, Director
- 2019~2021 National Unification Advisory Council, Vice Chairperson[11]
- 1999~ Korea National Red Cross, Member of Special Advisory Council in the Women Volunteer’s Community
- 2003~ Hyundai Group, Chairman
- 2013~ Seoul Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Vice Chairman[12]
- 2019~ The National Trust for Cultural Heritage, Director
- 2020~ North Chungcheong Province, Honorary Governor[13]
Awards and honors
- 2006 Received Pinnacle Award from Fairleigh Dickinson Univ.[14]
- 2006 Received a ‘21th Century CEO’ Award from Ewha Univ.[15]
- 2009 Received a ‘Proud Kyunggi Alumni Award’ from Kyunggi Girls’ High School
- 2010 Received a ‘Person of the Year Award’ form the Women’s News
- 2010 Received a ‘Kim Hwal-Ran Women Leaders Award’ from Korean National Council of Women[16]
- 2012 Named ‘MK Economy’s CEO of the Year 2012’[17]
- 2012 Listed in the ‘Forbes Asia list of 50 top Asian businesswomen’[18]
- 2013 Received a ‘Proud Ewha Alumni Award’ from Ewha Univ.[19]
- 2013 Received the Order of ‘Rio Branco’ from the Brazilian Government[20]
- 2015 Received Gold Tower Order of Industrial Service Merit from the Korean Government[21]
References
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- ^ "현정은, 정몽헌 20주기 맞아 5년 만에 北 금강산 방문 추진". n.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 19 December 2025.
- ^ "현정은 현대엘리베이터 신임회장". n.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 19 December 2025.
- ^ 이, 동경. "현정은, 이번에도 김정일 만나 큰 수확". n.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 19 December 2025.
- ^ "고윤 父김무성… 현정은 현대회장이 사촌, 고모부는?". m.entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 19 December 2025.
- ^ "[프로필]현정은 현대엘리베이터 회장". n.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 11 January 2026.
- ^ "여장부 현정은 '쉰들러 퇴치' 현대엘리베이터 경영권 수호". www.skyedaily.com. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
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- ^ "현정은 회장, 지방분권위원에 임명". n.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 11 January 2026.
- ^ 김지산. "女心 통했나…'현정은 회장, 브라질 명예영사'". n.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 11 January 2026.
- ^ 이, 성철. "개회사하는 현정은 민주평화통일자문회의 서울부의장". n.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 11 January 2026.
- ^ 이, 소영. "현정은 현대그룹 회장, 서울상공회의소 신임 부회장 선임". n.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 11 January 2026.
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- ^ "현정은 현대그룹 회장, 21세기 여성CEO賞 수상". n.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 11 January 2026.
- ^ "김활란 여성지도자상에 현정은 현대그룹 회장 선정". n.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 11 January 2026.
- ^ 김병수. "[한국의 100대 CEO 선정] 8년 연속 5명, 새 얼굴에 이부진·양윤선". n.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 11 January 2026.
- ^ 남, 도영. "현정은 회장 '아시아 파워 여성 기업인 50인' 美 포브스 선정". n.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 11 January 2026.
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- ^ "현정은 회장, "위기를 기회로…구조조정 속 금탑산업훈장"". n.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 11 January 2026.