Salmaun Ahmad has joined Korea-based industrial conglomerate Hyundai’s strategic innovation office in Silicon Valley, California.
Best known for its automotive manufacturing, Hyundai also maintains interests in steel, construction, retail and finance.
The firm’s corporate venturing unit, Hyundai Ventures, opened an office in Silicon Valley in 2011, and Ahmad has said he will be focusing on the fintech and connected car sectors.
Ahmad was a corporate strategy and business development manager at media and entertainment group The Walt Disney Company between 2008 and 2011 before founding Black Box, a subscription sampling platform for consumer products which was acquired by MenScience Androceuticals in 2012.
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