TK in the driver’s seat at Dundee FedAuto
His experience includes working at BMW as a cleaner, from which he was promoted to parts picker and then parts sales executive, and as a vehicle trader in the Johannesburg area.
New Dealer Principal at Dundee FedAuto, Thokozani Khumalo (TK) is a people’s person, who prefers honesty above all else.
“I am an open book, and I also prefer people to be brutally honest with me when it comes to confrontations and on how they feel about me,” he says.
Born and bred in Nquthu, TK later moved to Mpumalanga with his family and studied in Johannesburg. He attended Parktown College, where he obtained an N3 certificate in Business Studies.
“I started working at an early age, during the school holidays. I worked as a general assistant at Game. When that job fell through, I worked at Debonairs as a kitchen manager.”
TK’s automobile career started when he was offered a job at a vehicle trader in Johannesburg. His experience also includes working at BMW as a cleaner, from which he was promoted to parts picker and then parts sales executive.
“Those were the early days of my career. I worked at Boksburg Auto Suppliers as an adviser and those three years were a prime mark in my career.”
TK joined Dundee FedAuto in April and said he is comfortable there, as it is closer to home, and he is steadily adapting to the administrative side of his work. He admits he is more accustomed to being ‘on the floor’. He enjoys the quiet side of Dundee, and has since joined the FedAuto bowls team to learn the sport.
“Dundee people have been so welcoming and I am getting comfortable here. I just want everyone to know that my door is always open.”
5 things you didn’t know about TK:
1. He has three children, who stay in Johannesburg with his parents.
2. The most traumatic thing that has ever happened to him, was losing the mother of his children. He had to take the role of both parents to them.
3. He can’t say no to his children and enjoys spoiling them.
4. He is currently on a weight loss journey, and has lost 20kg since November last year.
5. He loves reading and has developed a habit of reading one page a day of anything he can lay his hands on.
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