Full Name: Neal John Froneman

Position: CEO of Sibanye-Stillwater

Main Activity of Company: Gold mining and platinum mining

Date and Place of Birth: September 17, 1959, Johannesburg
Education: BSc (mechanical engineering), University of the Witwatersrand; BCompt, University of South Africa; PrEng; mine manager’s and engineer’s government certificates of competence

First Job: Junior engineer at Libanon Gold Mine

Career History Prior to Current Position: President and CEO of Gold One, president and CEO of Uranium One, VP and head of operations at Gold Fields, technical director of JCI and operations director of Harmony Gold

Size of First Pay Packet: R1 500 a month

Value of Assets under Your Control: The current market capitalisation of the company is R40-billion

Number of People under Your Leadership: 70 000

Management Style: Participative and goal-orientated

Personal Best Achievement: Together with my wife, raising a very fine family

Professional Best Achievement: Establishing Gold One

Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Life: My wife

Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Career: No one specifically

Person You Would Most Like to Meet: Richard Branson

Businessperson Who Has Impressed You Most: Warren Buffett

Philosophy of Life: I treat people as I would like to be treated myself

Biggest Ever Opportunity: Sibanye Gold

Biggest Ever Disappointment: Dominion (uranium venture)

Hope for the Future: A crime- and corruption-free South Africa

Favourite Reading: Science fiction and autobiographies

Favourite TV Programme: History Channel

Favourite Food/Drink: Executive breakfast at Wimpy/Coke

Favourite Music: Pink Floyd and Roger Waters

Favourite Sport: Flying

Car: Numerous

Pets: Many

Miscellaneous Dislikes: Liars and false people

Favourite Other South African Company: South African Breweries

Favourite Foreign Company: BHP

Married: To Roz

Children: Justin; Bryony; Claire

Clubs: None