&ldquo;탄소중립은 세계적으로&nbsp;거스를&nbsp;수&nbsp;없는&nbsp;거대한&nbsp;흐름이다.&nbsp;앞으로도&nbsp;지분투자,&nbsp;자금대여,&nbsp;금융자문&nbsp;및&nbsp;주선&nbsp;등&nbsp;증권사로서&nbsp;전문적&nbsp;역량을&nbsp;극대화해&nbsp;국내&nbsp;수소경제&nbsp;활성화에&nbsp;기여하겠다.&rdquo;<br /> <br /> <a href='https://www.businesspost.co.kr/BP?command=article_view&num=332837' class='human_link' style='text-decoration:underline' target='_blank'>최병철</a>&nbsp;현대차증권&nbsp;대표이사&nbsp;사장이 수소충전소사업&nbsp;금융자문을&nbsp;맡으며&nbsp;한&nbsp;말이다.<br /> &nbsp; <figure class="image" style="float:right;margin-right:0px; margin-left:15px; margin-top:30px; "><img alt="현대차증권 수소경제 전문 금융사로, <a href='https://www.businesspost.co.kr/BP?command=article_view&num=332837' class='human_link' style='text-decoration:underline' target='_blank'>최병철</a> 현대차 가는 길과 발 맞춰 " height="200" class='lazyload' data-src="https://www.businesspost.co.kr/news/photo/202007/20200703134152_223244.jpg" width="300" /> <figcaption><table width=320><tr><td align='left' style='margin:0; padding:0px 0px; color:#306f7f; font-size:12px; font-family:verdana; letter-spacing:-0.1em; line-height:160%; table-layout: fixed; width:180px;'>▲ <a href='https://www.businesspost.co.kr/BP?command=article_view&num=332837' class='human_link' style='text-decoration:underline' target='_blank'>최병철</a> 현대차증권 대표이사 사장.</td></tr></table></figcaption> </figure> <br /> 15일&nbsp;현대차증권에&nbsp;따르면 최 사장은 수소경제&nbsp;인프라&nbsp;관련 기업금융 역량을 강화한다는&nbsp;계획을&nbsp;세웠다.<br /> <br /> 수소경제는&nbsp;아직&nbsp;태동기에&nbsp;있다고&nbsp;할&nbsp;수&nbsp;있는데&nbsp;현대차증권이&nbsp;발 빠르게&nbsp;수소경제&nbsp;관련 금융사업에서 경험을&nbsp;쌓고 선제적으로 공략하려는 것으로 보인다.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> 최근&nbsp;수소경제를&nbsp;향한&nbsp;관심이&nbsp;높아지며&nbsp;2차전지의&nbsp;뒤를&nbsp;잇는&nbsp;성장산업으로&nbsp;기대받고&nbsp;있다.&nbsp;일각에서는&nbsp;수소경제&nbsp;관련&nbsp;산업이&nbsp;10년&nbsp;전&nbsp;초기&nbsp;2차전지&nbsp;산업과&nbsp;유사한&nbsp;양상을&nbsp;보이고&nbsp;있다는&nbsp;말도&nbsp;나온다.<br /> <br /> 현대차증권은&nbsp;모그룹인&nbsp;현대자동차그룹이&nbsp;수소산업&nbsp;육성에&nbsp;힘을&nbsp;쏟고&nbsp;있는&nbsp;만큼&nbsp;수소경제&nbsp;관련&nbsp;전문성을&nbsp;갖춘&nbsp;금융사로 발돋움할&nbsp;수도&nbsp;있다.<br /> <br /> 현대차그룹은&nbsp;글로벌&nbsp;수소전기차&nbsp;판매&nbsp;1위에&nbsp;올라있으며&nbsp;세계&nbsp;최초로&nbsp;수소전기트럭을&nbsp;양산하는&nbsp;등&nbsp;수소사업&nbsp;강화에&nbsp;힘을&nbsp;쏟고&nbsp;있다.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> 수소&nbsp;모빌리티나&nbsp;수소경제에서&nbsp;한발&nbsp;더&nbsp;나아가&nbsp;수소사회를&nbsp;구축하는&nbsp;데&nbsp;앞장서겠다는&nbsp;청사진도 그리고&nbsp;있다.<br /> <br /> 수소연료전지&nbsp;상용화&nbsp;및&nbsp;수소사회&nbsp;구축에는&nbsp;수소충전소&nbsp;등&nbsp;인프라&nbsp;구축이&nbsp;필수인&nbsp;만큼&nbsp;현대차증권으로서는&nbsp;금융자문이나&nbsp;금융주선&nbsp;등을&nbsp;맡을&nbsp;수&nbsp;있는&nbsp;기회가&nbsp;확대되는&nbsp;셈이다.<br /> <br /> 나아가&nbsp;계열사를&nbsp;통해&nbsp;수소기술&nbsp;관련&nbsp;전문성&nbsp;확보하는&nbsp;것도&nbsp;경쟁사&nbsp;대비&nbsp;용이한&nbsp;만큼&nbsp;신생기업&nbsp;발굴&nbsp;및&nbsp;투자,&nbsp;채권발행은 물론&nbsp;향후&nbsp;기업공개나&nbsp;인수합병&nbsp;등&nbsp;주관도&nbsp;맡아&nbsp;기업금융&nbsp;역량을&nbsp;강화할&nbsp;수도&nbsp;있다.<br /> <br /> 현대차그룹은&nbsp;1998년&nbsp;수소사업을&nbsp;시작했는데&nbsp;<a href='https://www.businesspost.co.kr/BP?command=article_view&num=332837' class='human_link' style='text-decoration:underline' target='_blank'>최병철</a>&nbsp;사장은&nbsp;1987년부터&nbsp;30년&nbsp;넘게&nbsp;현대차그룹에&nbsp;몸담고&nbsp;있다.<br /> <br /> 특히&nbsp;<a href='https://www.businesspost.co.kr/BP?command=article_view&num=441236' class='human_link' style='text-decoration:underline' target='_blank'>정의선</a>&nbsp;현대자동차그룹&nbsp;회장이&nbsp;경영 전면에&nbsp;나선&nbsp;2018년&nbsp;9월&nbsp;이후&nbsp;현대차그룹의&nbsp;수소사업&nbsp;경쟁력이&nbsp;가파르게&nbsp;성장했다는&nbsp;평가도&nbsp;나오는데&nbsp;최&nbsp;사장은&nbsp;이&nbsp;기간에&nbsp;현대자동차&nbsp;재경본부장&nbsp;부사장(CFO)을&nbsp;맡고&nbsp;있었다.<br /> <br /> 현대차증권이&nbsp;수소경제&nbsp;인프라&nbsp;관련 기업금융 역량을 키우는 데 계열사&nbsp;시너지를&nbsp;낼&nbsp;수&nbsp;있을&nbsp;것으로&nbsp;기대되는&nbsp;이유다.<br /> <br /> 정책적&nbsp;측면에서도&nbsp;탄소중립을&nbsp;위한&nbsp;수소경제&nbsp;육성&nbsp;움직임이&nbsp;활발한&nbsp;점&nbsp;역시&nbsp;현대차증권이&nbsp;수소경제&nbsp;관련&nbsp;사업을&nbsp;키우려는&nbsp;이유&nbsp;가운데&nbsp;하나로&nbsp;꼽힌다.<br /> <br /> 최근&nbsp;정부는&nbsp;탄소중립을&nbsp;위한&nbsp;기술개발에&nbsp;2022년에만&nbsp;4179억&nbsp;원을&nbsp;투입하고&nbsp;정책금융&nbsp;지원도&nbsp;확대하기로&nbsp;했다.<br /> <br /> 또한&nbsp;수소&nbsp;플러스1000&nbsp;프로젝트를&nbsp;통해&nbsp;2025년까지&nbsp;100개, 2040년까지&nbsp;1000개의&nbsp;수소전문기업을&nbsp;육성한다는&nbsp;계회도 세웠다.<br /> <br /> 현대차증권은&nbsp;모그룹의&nbsp;사업&nbsp;방향성과&nbsp;정부&nbsp;정책&nbsp;힘입어&nbsp;수소경제&nbsp;인프라&nbsp;구축&nbsp;관련해&nbsp;다양한&nbsp;사업기회를 잡을&nbsp;수&nbsp;있을&nbsp;것으로&nbsp;보인다.<br /> <br /> 현대차증권은&nbsp;10일&nbsp;가스공사와&nbsp;현대로템,&nbsp;삼성물산&nbsp;등&nbsp;6곳이&nbsp;협력해&nbsp;융복합&nbsp;수소충전소&nbsp;구축하는&nbsp;사업에&nbsp;금융자문사로 참여했다.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> 앞서&nbsp;6월에는&nbsp;환경부,&nbsp;충청남도,&nbsp;논산시&nbsp;등과&nbsp;1조5천억&nbsp;원&nbsp;규모의&nbsp;&lsquo;수소경제도시&nbsp;전환을&nbsp;위한&nbsp;업무협약&rsquo;을&nbsp;체결한&nbsp;바&nbsp;있다.&nbsp;[비즈니스포스트 박안나 기자]