Rakesh Kaul
Managing Director at BYD Group Middle East
The move
MoveGeneral Motors → BYD
TitleSales Director → Managing Director - BYD Group
LocationMiddle East
Career arcRecent arrival
Native languageHindi, Kashmiri
Years in UAE8.9
Total experience22 years
Career arc
- Managing Director - BYD GroupApr 2026 — Present
BYD· Middle East· Full-time - Sales DirectorApr 2025 — Apr 2026
General Motors· Full-time - General Manager - Chevrolet & GMC for KSA, Iraq, Bahrain & JordanJan 2024 — Mar 2025
General Motors· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time - General Manager - Chevrolet & GMC for UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman & LebanonOct 2021 — Dec 2023
General Motors· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time - General Manager - GMCJul 2018 — Oct 2021
General Motors· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Sales Business Manager - CadillacMar 2016 — Jul 2018
General Motors· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Regional Sales ManagerMay 2014 — Feb 2016
Audi India· New Delhi Area, India· Full-time
- Chief Manager - Area SalesFeb 2011 — Apr 2014
Audi India· New Delhi Area, India· Full-time
- Area Sales ManagerApr 2009 — Feb 2011
Honda Cars India Ltd· New Delhi Area, India· Full-time
- Senior Executive - Dealer DevelopmentJun 2007 — Mar 2009
Honda Cars India Ltd· Greater Noida· Full-time
- Assistant Manager, Dealer Network DevelopmentNov 2005 — Jun 2007
SKODA India· Aurangabad Area, India· Full-time
- Associate - Process Action GroupDec 2004 — Nov 2005
Tata Motors· Gurugram, Haryana, India· Contract
Education
- SP Jain School of Global Management - Dubai, Mumbai, Singapore & SydneyMaster of Business Administration - MBA (Executive) · Business, Management, Marketing, Finance and Operations2018 — 2020
- Kendriya VidyalayaHigh School · Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Biology1998 — 1999
- University of MumbaiBachelor’s Degree · Mechanical Engineering1999 — 2004
- Harvard Business School OnlineCertificate in Leadership PrinciplesDec 2021 — Present
- Harvard Business School OnlineCertificate in Disruptive Strategy with Clayton Christensen2020 — Present
Languages
- Hindi · Native or bilingual
- English · Professional working
- Kashmiri · Native or bilingual
Top skills
Customer AcquisitionMarketingTeam ManagementCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)AutomotiveBusiness Development