A company’s stability relies on the quality of people it keeps. On its 40th year, Isuzu Gencars is proud to have in its roster of employees a number of loyal and dedicated people who have been with the company for decades.
As it celebrates 40 years in the industry, Isuzu Gencars, Inc.’s pioneering staff members recall its humble beginnings, and their personal experiences serving and growing with the company.
Linda Gonzales, executive assistant to D. Edgard A. Cabangon, president and chief executive officer, has been with Isuzu Gencars since it was founded in 1978. “I started my employment with Gencars, Inc. on November 2, 1978 as legal secretary at the Legal Department,” she said, remembering the very first position that she held in the company. Later on, she was transferred to the Accounting Department, then to the Finance Department, before finally getting assigned to the office of D. Edgard A. Cabangon, company president and CEO, back in 1997.
“Gencars was selling Gemini and Opel cars before, and we were always number one in dealership. We sold more than 500 units monthly, and it was always a happy day at the Sales Department then. More sales, more food for merienda. Maraming benta, eh, kaya masaya,” Gonzales shared, recalling her early days at Gencars. “I consider all days memorable to me. I just worked and worked and didn’t notice how time flew so fast, and now I realize I have dedicated 40 years of my life to my work here in Gencars,” she added.
Lope M. Caguimbal, a mechanic, also started with Gencars, Inc. in 1978. In his 40 years of service, he says he will never forget how the late founder of Gencars, Inc., Ambassador Antonio L. Cabangon Chua, inspired him and his colleagues to work hard. “Si Amba ang naging inspirasyon ko sa trabaho at sa buhay mula noon hanggang ngayon. Dahil sa kaniyang pagsisikap ay nagtagumpay at umunlad ang kaniyang buhay. Sa pagharap ko sa buhay ay natuto ako na maging masipag at nagkaroon ng determinasyon sa aking trabaho dahil sinusunod ko ang kaniyang halimbawa,” said Caguimbal as he remembers the late founder with fondness and gratitude.
Elenita Go also draws inspiration from the founder as she performs her daily tasks as a sales executive. “I love Amba so much, as well as Boss Edgard. Mabuti silang tao, madami silang natutulungan. Inspirasyon ko sila dahil sa kanilang sipag, tiyaga, at kabutihan,” she shared. According to her, the most important lessons that she learned from the Cabangons in her 21 years of service to Gencars, Inc. are “maging masipag at tapat sa tungkulin.”
Lerma O. Nacnac joined Gencars 36 years ago as accounts receivable clerk and rose steadily through the years to become executive vice president. For her, the company has been “my second family and home… I have seen its growth from a simple organization to a formidable company.” This impressive growth happened under the watchful eyes of the founder, Amba, and now his son D. Edgard, whose management style, she says, “has been patriarchal and fraternal rather than formal and impersonal.”
The three lessons that she values most from Amba are honesty, making things happen instead of waiting for them to happen, and always aspiring for excellence no matter how humble one’s task is.
These four Gencars pioneers stand out as fine examples of the dedicated workers who have helped raise the company to be a leading distributor of Isuzu’s excellent automotive products and services. They are an inspiration to the rest of the work force to aim for excellence always.
Armed with forty years of experience in the automotive dealership and after-sales service, Isuzu Gencars envisions a radiant future ahead. With its leaders and officers that guide the whole company and highly-skilled and dedicated employees, Isuzu Gencars is truly well-equipped to face the challenges in the automotive industry and surely on it’s way to more decades of greater achievements.
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