Hyundai Motor Company (“HMC” or the “Company”) endeavors to compose its Board of Directors (the “BoD”) with directors from various backgrounds so that the BoD can make important decisions from a broader point of view by widely considering the interests of various stakeholders, including shareholders and customers.
• Diversity
- Nationality: HMC selects director candidates with various nationalities to establish an advanced global governance structure.
- Age: HMC enhances the BoD’s efficiency by harmonizing experienced leadership with flexibility in response to the changing business environment.
- Gender: HMC applies the principle of gender equality in opportunities to operate the BoD from various perspectives.
- Experiences and backgrounds: HMC ensures that its directors are not concentrated in certain backgrounds, while also considering the particular characteristics of Korean society.
- Race and Ethnicity: Efforts to gain creative thinking from diverse races and ethnic communities
- Religion: Respect for the diversity of religion, avoiding bias from certain religions
- Other: Comprehensive consideration of other factors related to diversity
• Recommendation channels
- To promote various stakeholders’ interests, HMC utilizes various and independent channels of recommending directors, including the shareholder recommendation system.
In deciding the composition of the BoD, the BoD confirms whether the composition of its directors fully satisfies the foregoing diversity requirements through a “diversity verification” process.
HMC will continuously endeavor to operate its BoD in a more efficient manner with the input of various perspectives and experiences.