About

A highly experienced legal officer in the automotive sector, Petr Michnik is a Hyundai veteran that has been with the Czech arm of the company since its inception in 2006. Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Czech Company (HMMC) was the first Hyundai manufacturing plant in Europe, and reached its full annual production capacity of 300,000 vehicles in 2011, before production capacity was increased to 350,000 in 2015. As such, the operation of the company is vast, and requires a corresponding level of legal initiative to back it. Michnik proved himself to be the best person to lead this elite team by proving himself time and again during the course of his tenure with the company. Beginning as a senior lawyer after moving from a head of legal role with project development company Skanska CZ in 2006, Michnik spent the best part of four years surpassing expectations with the company which led to the promotion to his current role as head of the legal department in 2010. With over a decade of experience in HMMC, Michnik can be considered among the leading automotive manufacturing in-house legal specialists in Europe.