TOKYO -- Kia has tapped Ho-sung Tune, the present head of its world operations division, as its new president to guide the South Korean automaker's new mid-term plan.
 
Tune, 57, takes the reins April 1 from Han-woo Park, who will keep on in an advisory position, Kia mentioned in a press release on Friday.

Park, 62, presently holds the title of president and CEO. A Kia spokeswoman mentioned the board of administrators would resolve later a couple of attainable CEO appointment.
 
Tune's intensive abroad expertise offers him a very good basis for spearheading the following part of Kia's marketing strategy, Kia mentioned. Earlier than main the corporate's world operations division as govt vp, Tune was president of Kia Motors Europe, head of the corporate's export planning group and president of Kia Motors France.