Nairobi, Feb. 23 -- Vijay Gidoomal studied law in the UK and returned to Kenya in 1992. The following year, he joined Car & General and was responsible for establishing operations in Uganda and Tanzania as managing director.

In 1996, he became the CEO and oversaw radical restructuring of the company introducing new product lines, and then went on to set up five distinct business lines spanning automotive and equipment, financial services, agriculture, real estate and manufacturing.

Mr Gidoomal spoke to the Business Daily about the 31-year journey at C&G, with 28 as the CEO and still counting. He talks of the recent launch of electric three-wheelers, what has worked or hasn't and the art of getting things done through people while ensuri...