New Delhi: Hyundai Motor Group has appointed Ben Diachun because the chief expertise officer of its City Air Mobility (UAM) division. He’ll report back to Jaiwon Shin, president, Hyundai Motor Group.
As head of the UAM division, Daichun will develop its expertise technique and imaginative and prescient to convey UAM to market by 2028. He has 20 years of engineering and government management expertise. Most not too long ago, he served as CEO and president at Opener, an aerospace startup in Palo Alto, California.
In his new function, Diachun will work intently with different members of the division’s management staff to make sure the UAM business — from the expertise to the encircling coverage, infrastructure and operations — is inclusive, accessible and seamlessly built-in within the current mobility infrastructure and throughout a broad vary of communities, Hyundai stated in an announcement.
“We’re excited to welcome Ben to Hyundai Motor Group as chief expertise officer of our City Air Mobility division,” President Shin stated.
“His observe file of constructing groundbreaking aircrafts in addition to agile, collaborative and numerous groups is vital to our mission to develop the very best and most progressive design for our UAM automobile,” he stated.
Over the course of his profession, Diachun helped develop 16 groundbreaking aerospace automobiles, together with SpaceShipOne, the primary business manned spaceship, and BlackFly, an electrical private air automobile, Hyundai stated.
“I’ve been fascinated by expertise and air journey since I used to be a toddler and am thrilled to place my expertise to work on the UAM division,” Diachun stated.
“With an extremely proficient staff and the manufacturing experience of Hyundai Motor Group, we’re well-positioned to remodel the human journey expertise. I’m honoured to affix this group and am excited for what we’ll accomplish collectively,” he added.
Diachun earned a grasp’s diploma in aeronautics and astronautics from Stanford College and a bachelor’s diploma in mechanical engineering from Purdue College. He serves on the board of administrators for the Experimental Plane Affiliation and is an business advisor to Purdue College’s College of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
