Kalyana Sivagnanam

Company: Ford

Position: Director, Middle East & North Africa

Biography: Kalyana Sivagnanam is director for the Middle East and North African markets at Ford Motor Company’s Middle East & Africa business unit, overseeing the sales, marketing and customer service operations in the region’s 17 markets, out of the Dubai regional office.

Prior to this role, he was director for the Middle East and Sub-Saharan Africa at Ford Motor Company’s export and growth operations, based in Warley, UK.

Sivagnanam has over 11 years with the company and more than 27 years in business, bringing a diverse background in strategy, operations, sales, marketing, product management and retail sales. He was held various position in Ford of Britain including being head of strategy and operations and lastly he held a regional position responsible for sales, market share, customer satisfaction, and market representation for Northern England. He also led and managed Ford owned dealerships in Britain, Austria, Belgium, Netherlands and Northern Ireland and has a strong background in dealer operations and retail management.

Prior to joining Ford, he held various positions including general manager, marketing manager, regional manager, and retail strategy manager in the automotive components, consumer electronics and the television industry.

Kalyana holds a MBA degree from the Dundee Business School in Scotland, UK.

Contact:  (+971) 4 303 7070 

Website: www.me.ford.com/en/are