{"id":270565,"date":"2025-04-16T03:54:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T07:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-former-u-s-congressman-drew-ferguson-appointed-head-of-hyundai-motor-group-washington-d-c-office\/"},"modified":"2025-04-16T03:54:00","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T07:54:00","slug":"english-former-u-s-congressman-drew-ferguson-appointed-head-of-hyundai-motor-group-washington-d-c-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/english-former-u-s-congressman-drew-ferguson-appointed-head-of-hyundai-motor-group-washington-d-c-office\/","title":{"rendered":"Former U.S. Congressman Drew Ferguson Appointed Head of Hyundai Motor Group Washington, D.C. Office"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Ferguson will lead Hyundai Motor Group&#8217;s U.S. government affairs strategy and operations to support policy engagement<\/li>\n<li>Four-term U.S. congressman brings decades of legislative and community development experience<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-location\">SEOUL, South Korea<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">WASHINGTON<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-chron\">April 16, 2025<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) today announced <span class=\"xn-person\">Drew Ferguson<\/span> will join Hyundai Motor Group&#8217;s <span class=\"xn-location\">Washington, D.C.<\/span> office as Senior Vice President of Government Affairs, effective from <span class=\"xn-chron\">May 1st, 2025<\/span>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg8473left\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"width: 100%; text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg8473left\" title=\" \" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1442697\/Kia_New_Logo.jpg\" alt=\" \" align=\"middle\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Ferguson will lead the Group&#8217;s U.S. government affairs strategy and operations at the federal and state levels, following nearly a decade of distinguished service in the U.S. House of Representatives, where he represented <span class=\"xn-location\">Georgia&#8217;s<\/span> 3rd Congressional District from 2017 to late 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Ferguson&#8217;s deep understanding of the legislative process and his proven ability to navigate complex policy environments make him an exceptional fit to strengthen the Group&#8217;s rooted engagement in the automotive industry as well as in emerging future technologies\u2014such as robotics and air mobility\u2014with U.S. government stakeholders and policymakers.<\/p>\n<p>He served as Chief Deputy Whip for the House Republican Conference from 2019 to 2023 and was an influential member of the House Ways and Means Committee, contributing significantly to tax, trade, and healthcare legislation.<\/p>\n<p>Ferguson was mayor of <span class=\"xn-location\">West Point, Georgia<\/span>, from 2008 to 2016, where he demonstrated a strong commitment to fostering inclusive economic growth and community development. His leadership was instrumental in attracting major investments to the city.<\/p>\n<p>He most recently served as Senior Policy Advisor at Alston &amp; Bird LLP, an <span class=\"xn-location\">Atlanta<\/span>-based law firm, where he worked to develop legislative and regulatory strategies across a range of industries.<\/p>\n<p>Ferguson attended the <span class=\"xn-org\">University of Georgia<\/span>, then received early acceptance to the <span class=\"xn-org\">Medical College of Georgia&#8217;s<\/span> School of Dentistry, where he earned his Doctor of Dental Medicine degree.<\/p>\n<p><b>About Hyundai Motor Group<br \/><\/b>Hyundai Motor Group is a global enterprise that has created a value chain based on mobility, steel, and construction, as well as logistics, finance, IT, and service. With about 250,000 employees worldwide, the Group&#8217;s mobility brands include Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis. Armed with creative thinking, cooperative communication and the will to take on any challenges, we strive to create a better future for all.<\/p>\n<p>More information about Hyundai Motor and its products can be found at:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4406756-1&amp;h=3260309826&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hyundaimotorgroup.com%2Fmain%2FmainRecommend&amp;a=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hyundaimotorgroup.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.hyundaimotorgroup.com<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4406756-1&amp;h=1867297042&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hyundai.com%2Fworldwide%2Fen%2Fnewsroom&amp;a=Newsroom%3A+Media+Hub+by+Hyundai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Newsroom: Media Hub by Hyundai<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4406756-1&amp;h=1207496363&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kianewscenter.com%2F&amp;a=Kia+Global+Media+Center+(kianewscenter.com)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Kia Global Media Center (kianewscenter.com)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4406756-1&amp;h=2419409421&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fnewsroom.genesis.com%2F&amp;a=Genesis+Global+Newsroom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Genesis Global Newsroom<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Logo &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4406756-1&amp;h=1476574049&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F1442697%2FKia_New_Logo.jpg&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F1442697%2FKia_New_Logo.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1442697\/Kia_New_Logo.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  <span class=\"xn-person\">Kia America<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Ferguson will lead Hyundai Motor Group&#8217;s U.S. government affairs strategy and operations to support policy engagement<\/li>\n<li>Four-term U.S. congressman brings decades of legislative and community development experience<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-location\">SEOUL, South Korea<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">WASHINGTON<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-chron\">April 16, 2025<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) today announced &lt;span&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":270566,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-270565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-viajes-y-turismo"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/270565","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=270565"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/270565\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/270566"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=270565"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=270565"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=270565"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}