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Bob Smith

24th February 2017

By: Martin Creamer

Creamer Media Editor

     

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Full Name: Robert Pitts Smith

Position: Consultant, Goldplat plc

Main Activity of the Company: Recovery of precious metals from mine waste

Date and Place of Birth: August 13, 1948, Johannesburg

Education: BSc (chemical engineering), MSc (chemical engineering), PhD (chemical engineering), MBL

First Job: National Institute of Water Research

Value of Assets under Your Control: Goldplat has a market capitalisation of £10-million

Number of People under Your Leadership: Goldplat employs 450 people

Management Style: Participative

Personal Best Achievement: Completing a PhD

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

Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Career: Loucas Pouroulis

Person You Would Most Like to Meet: Richard Branson

Philosophy of Life: Enjoy your job

Biggest Ever Opportunity: Working in Switzerland

Biggest Ever Disappointment: The winding up of Orion Refiners in Peterborough

Hope for the Future: A corruption-free government

Favourite Reading: Fiction

Favourite TV Programme: Sport

Favourite Food/Drink: Pasties

Favourite Music: All types

Favourite Sport: Cricket

Hobbies: Cycling

Car: Mercedes-Benz

Pets: None

Miscellaneous Dislikes: None

Married: To Martie

Children: Jon, 41; Nicola, 38

Clubs: None

Edited by Martin Zhuwakinyu
Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor

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