Rodney E. Hayden has been named executive...

Rodney E. Hayden has been named executive vice president, chief operating officer of Hyundai Motor America, Fountain Valley. He had previously been senior vice president and general manager of Mazda Central, the company’s top U.S. executive. Hayden also spent 12 years with Chrysler Corp., serving in a variety of field sales positions before joining Mazda in 1972.