In commemoration of SG50, take a moment to appreciate the pioneers who have been with us through thick and thin. Indeed, without them, we would not be where we are today. Join us as we take a stroll down memory lane and get to know the veterans and the culture we foster here at Komoco.
When he first joined us, fresh from retirement as a national football star, he had six abs. Today, Rahman is happily portly, with hands as skilful as his football feet after contributing a quarter-century on the job as a technician. Indeed, his long experience tells.
From the night he was interviewed under a street lamp for a Komoco job, until his stewardship of the workshop floor today, our Service Manager has remained as slim - and sharp - as ever. How did he do it? By leading a technical team that services around 200 cars a day.
Talk about pride and honour, and it's inevitably the picture of Chua Seng Huat, who makes a point to tell all and sundry that he started life as Teo Hock Seng's driver. After spending years as the face of the PDI (Pre-Delivery Inspection) unit, today "I get business for him" propping up the Car Rentals department.
Such is his attention to detail that, with just one brush of a finger, the man we affectionally call "Ah Kan" can tell whether the car is new, just polished or underwent a re-spray job. As our veteran Service Executive, no tarnish escapes his eye - because the glitter of a new car, when delivered to the customer is all gold to him.
Smile, and the whole world smiles with you. No wonder our Customer Service Manager has endured all the trials and tribulations of helming the Service Centre. Not a day goes by without any customer complaints, yet he appreciates that's the name of the servicing game.
Zero tolerance means zero errors. There's no messing about with our Registration Manager, who has yet to make one mistake in documentation - in all his 25 years with us. Desk-bound, discipline-bound, his pursuit of perfection has hugely increased the power of his spectacles.
After all these years, from a second-hand car agent building bridges with newly established Komoco to old warrior today, this Assistant Sales Manager of ours still has the most recognisable George Lam moustache in Leng Kee. It's as priceless as his experience.
Genial, sympathetic, yet firm and fair, it takes a lot to become the icon of the Service division. As our Group After Sales Director, "KP", as he is affectionately called, has the unenviable task of maintaining customer satisfaction long after purchase. That's why he still looks not a day too old.
Always remembered as the first and only "Olympics" gold medalist Komoco has ever produced, "Ros" brought us global fame by winning the first Hyundai World Skill Olympics in 1999. Today, our long-serving Senior Engineer takes pride in knowing exactly what moves each single model we've sold since we started.
Straight after National Service, Khalid joined us, a model of loyalty who has soldiered on from mechanic to foreman, service advisor and now Taxi Operations Warranty Administrator, tucked away in Loyang. Still, he remains one of the most popular figures in our Service domain, as earnest as ever.
It seems he can't get enough of Komoco. Now deep in the heart of the frenetic servicing and repairing of our Sonata taxi fleet, David has been through the mill from foreman and assistant manager to Chrysler pioneer, Ubi service manager, and Workshop Manager today. Looking untroubled, as always.
Behind the screne is this soft-spoken man who knows all the nuts and bolts of all our Hyundais since the Excel, honed of course from rising through the ranks, with his hands, until what he is today - Technical Executive, a picture of professionalism.
The driving force, the captain, the inspiration.. none have built up the Komoco endurance so lovingly as he, our Executive Chairman, the longest-serving member of our staff, a visionary in his own right. Without him we would not be here today.
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