Our Team

Rahim Premji has been the President and Dealer Principal of High River Honda/Okotoks Honda since 1992. As of recently, High River Honda has made a significant move to Okotoks, as the dealership embarks on a new voyage as Okotoks Honda. Prior to his ownership of the dealership, Rahim worked at Brasso Nissan in Calgary for 15 years; 5 years as a product advisor and 10 years as the Sales Manager of the dealership. Apart from his 29 years of experience in the automotive industry, Rahim began his sales career at a furniture store, Simpsons in Toronto. With his extensive experience in management, customer relations and sales, Rahim's philosophy has always been "business with honesty and integrity". Since he's been surrounded by the auto industry upto now, Rahim continues to look forward to many more successful years with many more client's coming to Okotoks Honda.
 
Rahim thanks his entire staff for their continuous hard work and effort and sincerely appreciates all of High River, Calgary, Okotoks and surrounding area Honda customers for their ongoing support and continued business.

Asif Premji recently joined his father, Rahim, to assist him in managing dealership operations. Asif's credentials illustrate a vast array of experience in sales as well as co-founding a consulting company with his brother-in-law. Graduating with a degree in Automotive Marketing & International Management in Dallas, coupled with an MBA from the DeVos Graduate School of Management in Michigan, Asif works with his staff to stay committed to continuing to build the same type of relationship with their future customers as they have in the past. With fresh ideas and a different outlook on business, Asif hopes to take the business to a new level while maintaing the core competencies Rahim has developed.
 
'Our customer is the most important visitor on our premises. He/she is not dependant on us. We are dependant on him/her.'
 
Click here to email Asif:
asif@okotokshonda.com

Al-Amin Vira recently joined the family run business to assist in managing dealership operations. Al-Amin brings with him a wide range of experience in many industries including Oil & Gas, Technology, Hospitality, Accounting and Management Consulting. Al-Amin is a graduate from University of Waterloo's Masters in Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology degree program and University of Calgary's Computer Science department. Al-Amin is focused on taking the business to a new level while maintaning the core competencies Rahim has developed.
 
Click here to email Al-Amin:
alamin@okotokshonda.com

Shane has been leading the service team at High River Honda/Okotoks Honda for over 15 years. Since graduating from the University of Calgary with a Bachelor of Commerce & Business degree, Shane has been in the automotive field for over 20 years. Professionally, he has been recognized by Honda Canada, on many occasions, for outstanding customer service achievements. For 2005 & 2006, he was ranked #1 in Western Canada as the top Service Manager in Honda Canada's Customer Care Leadership Program. Furthermore, the team has been nationally recognized over 9 times and in 2008 Okotoks Honda was rated as #1 in Customer Service in Canada.
 
Click here to email Shane:
shane@okotokshonda.com

Mark Bodnaryk joined Okotoks Honda in June 2009. Mark has been in the Automotive and Finance industries for almost 15 years, gaining a vast array of experience in both the banking and automotive retail indusry.
 
He started the automotive industry by washing cars for his family's dealership in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. It was here that he learned the values of honesty and integrity. After moving to Calgary in 1993, Mark graduated with a Finance degree from the Hong Kong Bank of Canada where he was a Mortgage and Finance Manager.
 
After spending years with Toyota and Mitsubishi, Mark is very excited to be a part of the Okotoks Honda family and invites all his friends and past clients to visit him at the dealership. In his spare time, Mark enjoys golfing and spending quality time with his family.
 
Click here to email Mark:
mark@okotokshonda.com

Meet Brad Peltier, Business Manager at Okotoks Honda. Brad has over 18 years of Business Office experience and has been in the Automotive Industry for over 28 years with both Honda and Nissan.
 
Brad enjoys Golf, Boating and being Outdoors with his wife and four kids. Brad would like to invite all of his past customer and friends to visit him at Okotoks Honda. Discover the Difference, it's worth the trip.
 
Click here to email Brad:
bradp@okotokshonda.com

Peter Jakobs has been with Okotoks Honda for the past year. Having made the move from High River Honda; he brings a wealth of experiences to the Business Office and to our Dealership.

A native Calgarian, Peter Graduated from Sait (AB) in 2001 followed by the University of Guelph (ON) in 2004. During the preceding 3 years he managed Ontario's largest Snowmobile, ATV and Boat Rental Company with contracts at some of the Provinces most premier resorts.
 
Peter understands that customers deserve only the best and believes strongly in customer satisfaction built through honesty, attention to detail and reliability. Allow him to work with you through your vehicle purchase and see the difference Okotoks Honda can make.
 
Click here to email Peter:
peter@okotokshonda.com

Joanne has been with High River Honda/Okotoks Honda since July 2004. As the Excell Facilitator, Joanne will ensure that all of Okotoks Honda customers have been well served, respected and treated with professionalism. In addtion, Joanne also acts as an Administrative Assistant. If you have any questions, concerns, customer related matters or improvement opportunities, please do not hesitate to call or email Joanne.
 
Click here to email Joanne:
joanne@okotokshonda.com

Click here to email Scott:
scott@okotokshonda.com

angela@okotokshonda.com