Michelin Training in Dubai
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Issue 24 July - September 2012
ingsway Tyres sent 3 of their sales people to the Michelin
Training Centre in Jabel Ali, Dubai which is the Michelin Head
Quarters for Africa, India and Middle East.
WE ACHIEVE TOGETHER
Tirath “Sunny” Sehmi, Patrick Macharia and Mohamed Rameez
set off for a six week training in March this year. Together with a Michelin
team of 8 from South Africa they learnt about the Michelin tyre touching
on all the technical aspects as well as sales techniques.
Patrick said, “The training was intensive and we did both theory and
practical sessions. We had evaluations at the end of each topic about after
every 2 days! But it was a great experience and with dedicated Trainers
this was possible”.
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Sunny Sehmi repairing a tyre with Mushroom patch.
The training topics included: in-depth knowledge about a tyre, inspecting
a tyre for damage, tyre repair, puncture repairs, wheel balancing, mounting
and demounting tyres, size conversions etc. The practical studies included
visiting customers and dealers at their premises.
The tyre segments that they covered in the training were Passenger, Light
truck, Truck & Bus and Earth mover tyres. Passenger tyre applications
for various vehicles, cost per kilometer calculations for truck & bus tyres,
speed & load index, radial tyres versus crossply tyres were some of the
other topics that they covered.
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earning is an essential part of our lives. Through life’s experiences
and education we gain knowledge and skills to further ourselves. I
dedicate this newsletter to Learning. We never stop learning, even
as we leave formal school, start working and grow older.
Kingsway Tyres believes in nurturing its employees to learning new things,
refreshing the known and strengthening our skills as individuals. The best
asset the company can have is its human resource. Training them means
believing in them, and together, be able to excel. We constantly strive to
improve our services so that our customer experience satisfaction and awe
of the service we give to them. The customers who we serve and how we
leave them feeling becomes who we stand for.
This year we created a theme, “We Achieve Together” and we are riding
on it. We are definitely improving and gaining what we set out to do in all
aspects of our work and lives. To get a glimpse of this, read the articles that
follow. Catch up on all the training the Kingsway staff have been up to and
the great honour that our Managing Director received. Our dealers were
also not left behind when they were invited to meet, network and expand
their knowledge with the Apollo tyres International leaders and team.
In this breath let us carry on our efforts towards prosperity in every goal
we set ourselves to do as we enter into the 4th quarter of this year.
Happy Reading!
Reema Doshi
Dr. Manoj Shah Hsc.
Patrick Macharia assessing a tyre
A
n honorary doctorate degree is conferred by an accredited
university to an individual who has proven extraordinary
achievement and service in their communities, countries or
the world.
The United Graduate College and Seminary International, USA honoured
one such person in our organisation, Manoj Shah our Kingsway Group
Managing Director. On the 27th July 2012, the Chief Chancellor H.E. Prof.
Clyde Rivers PhD of U.G. C. & S International conferred to Manoj Shah
an “HONORARY DOCTORATE DEGREE IN HUMANITIES”. From
the nominees brought forth he was awarded this due to his magnanimous
and selfless service to the needy and less fortunate, peace initiatives, good
leadership and humility in Kenya and its environs.
Mohamed Rameez regrooving a tyre
Photo: Kingsway Team with trainers. Djamal Haouat (Earth moving
tyres training manager), Sameh Todd (Sales process & training
manager) and Philippe Garret (Head of Training Centre)
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And now Kingsway Tyres-Michelin team have returned with Sunny Sehmi
being head of Dealers – Passenger car Segment and both Patrick Macharia
and Mohamed Rameez are in charge of Truck and Bus segment equipped
with advice and experience for customers and colleagues alike.
As a man of honour with no race or religious bias, he is amongst the
eminent personalities selectively honoured for bringing positive changes
in their respective countries and the world. Dr. Manu Chandaria
(industrialist & Philanthropist, Chairman of Chandaria Foundation);
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Prof. Nathan Kahara (current chairman of Former Mayors International,
Ambassador for Peace and Former Nairobi Mayor) and Dr. Kanubhai
Babla (Lions Club International Philanthropist) are a few of the Honorary
doctorate achievers.
Dr. Manoj Shah has been a very active Lions Club member holding
leadership positions both locally and internationally. With the support of
his fellow members he has brought change to the less fortunate people
of our country by initiating and seeing through projects such as building
schools, providing academic scholarships; establishing the Lions eye
hospital in Loresho, Nairobi; hosting free eye & medical camps in various
rural areas of Kenya; and taking a leading role in Road safety in Kenya
through his prominent role as the Chairman of AA of Kenya Road Safety
Council.
We wish them all the best as they embark on their new assignments.
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Chief Chancellor H.E. Prof. Clyde Rivers presents Dr. Manoj Shah
with his HONORARY DOCTORATE DEGREE as Professor Michal
Pitzl (Chancellor of Education Development Worldwide) looks on.
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Nairobi • Mombasa • Kisumu • Nakuru • Eldoret • Meru • Kakamega
These are but a drop in the ocean of his achievements in making a positive
difference in the lives of many around him.
Congratulations Dr. Manoj Shah Hsc and we support you as you carry on
your good work in this world.
L-R: Mrs. Jayna Shah, Soyum Shah, Dr. Manoj Shah and his mother
Pictorial
A Kingsway Wedding
Michelin Training, Nairobi
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Retirement Party
ichelin tyres - the French based company being No. 1 in
Quality, Safety, Mileage and Fuel saving standing true for
over 120 years of its existence. And why? This is because
they believe in and practice continuous research, quality
checks and most importantly, training their stakeholders.
One such training happened here in Nairobi as well. The entire Kingsway
sales & support team from across the country converged at Nairobi Safari
Club for a Michelin training day. The team was split into two guided by
trainers Salome Gitoho and Robert Foulser.
Focusing on the benefits of the tyre and the soft skills required to promote
this tyre, the trainers from Velocity Project Management took the
participants through rigorous product training.
Our Corporate Development Director, Amal Shah posing with his bride
Sneha, father Manish, Mother Naina and sister Arjaa on his Wedding Day.
“May your joining together bring you more joy than you can imagine.”
Kingsway junior staff who have been in service for over 20 years were
honoured with a retirement party at the Kingsway Executive offices.
L-R: Nahashon Kimatu, Peter Chege, Francis Mutulili, & James Kasina
Mrs. Jayna Shah presents to Moses Chibole a certificate of
participation in the Michelin product training.
Farewell Sundip
Apollo Dealers Meeting
At the end of the training day, we were pleased to announce the launch
of the Kingsway-Michelin team headed by Mr. Harshad Amin who was
appointed the Director (Michelin Group Products). The Michelin team
comprises of Sunny Sehmi, Mohamed Rameez, Patrick Macharia, Karim
Sumar and Bobby Odhiambo.
by Shehzan Luhar
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r. Sundip N. Patel who worked at Kingsway Tyres Limited
Head Office left this organization after serving for over 17
years with utmost dedication and diligence. Sundip left to
venture into his own new family business.
Sundip gained and shared his valuable knowledge of the tyre industry with
all his colleagues during his tenure. He was handling many portfolios including field sales, imports manager and used to oversee the Kingsway
Tyres upcountry branches in Rift and Western Kenya. Before leaving us,
he was the Manager for Sales & Marketing.
It was with a very heavy heart that Kingsway Tyres Limited had to part
with Mr. Sundip.
L-R: Mahendra Shah (Furaha Service Station), Manoj Shah, Manish Shah, A.
Govindram (Apollo International), Dr. Luis Ceneviz (Chief Executive Officer,
Apollo Tyres SA) and Parminder Singh Bedi (Tyremasters Ltd) at the Nairobi
Safari Club.
Mr. Eric Migwi Githaiga and Mrs. Irene Njambi Migwi of Minja Tyres speak
to Aashit Shah, Finance director.
Everyone hurdles up with Sundip at his farewell party at
Mystique Gardens
However, on behalf of the Directors and Management, we wish him and
his family all the best in their endeavours.
New Comers
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Let us all join in welcoming Bobby Odhiambo (Technical Sales Engineer), Ruth Mute (HR Assistant), Purity Nyawira (Sales & Marketing Executive),
Dorcas Luiloye (Sales & Marketing Executive) & Joseph Matonya (Mombasa)
L-R: Azim Murtaza, David, and Dennis of Kingsway Tyres donate used tyres
to Grace Mburu and Von Kaufmann of Av Venture Kenya to rehabilitate the
playground for Mutethia School in Timau.
We donated KSH 10,000/- through Mr. Shaun Miller (our customer from
Kisima Farm, Timau) to raise funds for the Rhino Ark Foundation. Find his
vehicle that competed in the Rhino charge 2012.
Bobby Odhiambo
Technical Sales Engineer
Ruth Mute
Human Resource
Assistant
Purity Nyawira
Sales & Marketing
Executive
Dorcas Luiloye
Sales & Marketing
Executive