Al-Futtaim Motors appoints new General Manager of Honda Sales & Marketing

Press release

Published May 16th, 2011 - 06:37 GMT

Abhijeet Pandit, General Manager, Sales & Marketing, Al-Futtaim Honda

Al-Futtaim Honda, exclusive distributors of Honda vehicles, motorcycles, marine engines, power products and parts today announced the appointment of Abhijeet Pandit as General Manager, Sales & Marketing.

Mr. Pandit has over 22 years of sales, marketing and manufacturing experience in major automotive companies in the UAE, Oman and India. Prior to joining Al-Futtaim he was V.P Operations for Hover Automotive India, company appointed by Nissan Motors to manage operations in India.

Before moving to India, Mr. Pandit was General Manager for Infiniti Business Unit in Nissan Middle-East responsible for region encompassing GCC, Levant and CIS. He has also held senior positions in Sales and Marketing with Nissan National Sales Companies in Dubai and Oman.

Mark Kass, Managing Director, Al-Futtaim – Honda said: “I am delighted to announce the appointment of Abhijeet to the Al-Futtaim Honda team. This key position highlights our ongoing commitment to strengthen the Honda brand and enhance customer experience at every touch point. Abhijeet’s experience in the automotive sector will be an asset to Al-Futtaim Honda and will enable us achieve challenging targets and objectives we have set for the brand in the UAE.”

Mr. Pandit, commenting on his appointment said: “I look forward to taking up this assignment at Al-Futtaim Honda. The company has a great team, excellent products and an extremely popular brand. I am excited to be part of the Al-Futtaim Group and the Honda brand in the UAE as we look to lead this business to reach its full potential.”

Born and educated in India, Mr. Pandit holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Masters in Business Administration.

Background Information

Al-Futtaim Motors

Al-Futtaim Motors is a member of Al-Futtaim, the leading UAE business conglomerate. It operates the Toyota, Lexus and Hino franchises through a network of modern Sales Showrooms, Service and Parts facilities strategically located throughout the UAE to provide the optimum sales and after-sales service to its customers.

Company Profile

Honda

Honda delivers to customers in over 150 countries and regions, over 6 million power products annually, spanning its general-purpose engines, and products powered by them, including tillers, generators, snow blowers to lawnmowers, pumps and outboard engines. Honda is also developing and producing electrified products useful in many facets of life, delivering new value such as the Miimo robotic lawnmower, and the LiB-AID E500 new era portable power source. Honda also lease-sells to businesses the Honda Walking Assist Device, an assistive device for use in the training of walking based on the theory of human walking amassed through Honda’s robotics research.