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| Chris Reynolds (Photo Credit: Toyota) |
Over the past two months, two Black auto executives in the industry have cracked through the thick glass automotive ceiling making history in industry.
Earlier this week, it was announced that Chris Reynolds, who is currently the executive vice president and chief strategy officer at Toyota Motor Corporation, will be retiring a the end of May to assume a new role. Reynolds will join Toyota's global Board of directors. In this role, he will serve as a member of the Board's Audit and Supervisory Committee in addition to his duties as a Board member, according to a press release. This board overseas both Toyota and Lexus.
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| Randy Parker (Photo Credit: Hyundai) |
And over at Hyundai, on January 1, Randy Parker became the chief executive officer of Hyundai and General Motors North America. Parker leads. Parker, who has been on our program, Auto Trends with JeffCars.com, leads all Hyundai and operations and functions in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. The car executive also oversees Genesis in the U.S. and Canada in addition to the two U.S. manufacturing plants in Georgia and Alabama.
These two high-profile roles make both Reynolds and Parker the highest-ranking Black auto executives at their respective companies, as well as globally in the auto industry. They're also the first from the Black community to ascend to these heights as Black auto executives in the industry.
Both companies also fully embrace DEI, too.
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