LOS ANGELES Genesis Motor America has chosen Inifiniti govt Tedros Mengiste as its new gross sales director following the March switch of Genesis COO Erwin Raphael to Hyundai Motor America.

Mengiste will take over the gross sales and dealer-facing duties from Raphael starting instantly and can report back to Mark Del Rosso, CEO of Genesis Motor America, the firm mentioned in a launch. Mengiste's formal title is govt director, gross sales operations. The 23-year auto trade veteran was most not too long ago regional vp at Infiniti USA.

"Ted has precisely what Genesis wants as we prolong our 'Younger Luxurious' platform," Del Rosso, mentioned in a press release. "I would prefer to welcome him to the Genesis household and may't wait to introduce him to our retail community."

The recruitment of Mengiste follows a pattern of Nissan executives discovering new positions on the Korean automaker following the appointment of Jose Muñoz as Hyundai North American CEO. Muñoz was a 15-year veteran of Nissan earlier than his abrupt...