https://www.miningweekly.com

Manie Kriel

28th June 2013

By: Martin Creamer

Creamer Media Editor

  

Font size: - +

Full name: Hermanus Jacobus Kriel (Manie)

Position: CEO of VBKom Consulting Engineers

Main Activity of Company: Consulting to the mining industry

Date and Place of Birth: September 13, 1970, Johannesburg

Education: BEng (Mining), University of Pretoria, 1994; MBL, University of South Africa, 2001

First Job: Mining engineer, Vaal Reefs No 5 Shaft

Size of First Pay Packet: R2 300

Value of the Assets Under Your Control: Human assets (priceless)

Number of People under Your Leadership: 32

Management Style: Consultative and serving

Personal Best Achievement: Becoming general mine manager at the age of 35

Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Career: Peter Short (Samancor)

Person You Would Most Like to Meet: Marius Kloppers (former CEO BHP Billiton)

Person Who Has Impressed You Most: Johan Rupert and my dad for his generosity and unending ability to work hard

Philosophy of Life: Commitment brings reward. Surrounding myself with people with greater potential than myself will ensure that I continue to grow

Biggest Ever Opportunity: Starting VBKom Consulting Engineers with my four extraordinary partners and friends

Biggest Ever Disappointment: None . . . Really!

Hope for the Future: That Africa and its people will prosper in the next 10 to 50 years

Favourite Reading: Leadership and business writing

Favourite TV Programme: Big Bang Theory and Suits

Favourite Food/Drink: Leg of lamb prepared by my wife and a Merlot

Favourite Music: Billy Joel, Bryan Adams, Rod Steward, Norah Jones, Tracy Chapman

Favourite Sport: Blue Bulls rugby

Hobbies: Golf, reading, kayaking

Car: Jeep Cherokee

Pets: Three beagle dogs

Dislikes: Unfairness and discrimination

Married: To Marilee

Children: Lisanne, 4

Clubs: Observatory Golf Club

Edited by Creamer Media Reporter

Comments

Latest News

The integration of Alamos' Island Gold mine (pictured) and Argonaut's Magino mine will create synergies of $515-million.
Alamos buys rival Argonaut
27th March 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Showroom

Rio-Carb
Rio-Carb

Our Easy Access Chute concept was developed to reduce the risks related to liner maintenance. Currently, replacing wear liners require that...

VISIT SHOWROOM 
Booyco Electronics
Booyco Electronics

Booyco Electronics, South African pioneer of Proximity Detection Systems, offers safety solutions for underground and surface mining, quarrying,...

VISIT SHOWROOM 

Latest Multimedia

sponsored by

Hyphen, Eva mine, ferrochrome price make headlines
Hyphen, Eva mine, ferrochrome price make headlines
27th March 2024
Resources Watch
Resources Watch
27th March 2024

Option 1 (equivalent of R125 a month):

Receive a weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine
(print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
Receive daily email newsletters
Access to full search results
Access archive of magazine back copies
Access to Projects in Progress
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format

Option 2 (equivalent of R375 a month):

All benefits from Option 1
PLUS
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports, in PDF format, on various industrial and mining sectors including Electricity; Water; Energy Transition; Hydrogen; Roads, Rail and Ports; Coal; Gold; Platinum; Battery Metals; etc.

Already a subscriber?

Forgotten your password?

MAGAZINE & ONLINE

SUBSCRIBE

RESEARCH CHANNEL AFRICA

SUBSCRIBE

CORPORATE PACKAGES

CLICK FOR A QUOTATION







sq:0.184 0.216s - 107pq - 2rq
Subscribe Now