1) What is your current position?
CEO & Chairman
2) What are your proudest achievements?
My proudest will have to be my children first, and secondly the opportunity to develop a truly global business that is helping to improve the quality of human lives every day.
3) What inspires you?
People who think outside the box, big picture thinkers who built something out of nothing and sometimes with the worst possible start to life. People who never accept no for answer, people are possibility thinkers and who believe there is always a way. And finally people who have a respect for human dignity.
4) What has been the biggest obstacle in your career?
Being told NO, or it is not possible by people!
5) Who has been the biggest influence on your career to date?
My mother has been the singular and most important influence both in my life and career.
6) What is the best aspect about your current role?
The fact that every day presents new challenges from different directions in our vast international and multi-faceted operations. The ability to make decisions, while doggedly and tenaciously seek the appropriate solutions to the various challenges.
7) And the worst?
None. I enjoy what I do tremendously and I see everything as a learning curve and challenge to be overcome.
8) What are your long term goals?
To establish a profitable organisation/business that is innovative with a strong focus on social responsibility
9) If you were Prime Minister, what one aspect would you change?
I would encourage more Corporate Social Responsibility
10) If you were marooned on a desert island, which historical figure would you like to spend your time with and why?
Helmult Kohl the former Chancellor of Germany. He had the fortitude, courage, skill and diplomacy required for the unification of Germany at a very important time in history. I would be interested in learning how he was able to steer Germany in a very difficult moment in her history. The lessons would be very useful in exporting to the less developed countries that are still held back by distrust and lack of the required information and education. There are serious potential for development and eradication of poverty in a lot of these countries.
