Cyril D’Silva
Full Name: Cyril Udhayan D’Silva
Position: Executive chairperson of Golden Saint Resources (GSR), which is listed on Aim, of the London Stock Exchange, and headquartered in Perth, Australia
Main Activity of the Company: Diamond and gold exploration and development in Sierra Leone, West Africa
Date and Place of Birth: September 2, 1959, Singapore
Education: High school
First Job: Marketing representative, selling computer hardware
Size of First Pay Packet: S$400 a month
Value of Assets under Your Control: £2.21-million market capitalisation
Number of People under Your Leadership: 58 employees
Management Style: Flexible, participative, looking for professional individualism
Personal Best Achievement: Initial public offering (IPO) July 19, 2013, one of the only successful London IPOs for a resources company at the time; best-performing London IPO in 2013 in terms of new money raised, according to Mining Journal
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Life: My daughter
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Career: Richard Branson
Person You Would Most Like to Meet: Pope Francis
Businessperson Who Has Impressed You Most: Richard Branson
Philosophy of Life: To have a circle of imagination and walk with the untamed, wild instinctual side of my nature, knowing its power and inspiration
Biggest Ever Opportunity: Current gold and diamond assets in West Africa
Biggest Ever Disappointment: Current GSR share price
Hope for the Future: Being able to improve lives in Sierra Leone and making a difference; finding The Star of Golden Saint (high-quality diamond above 380 ct)
Favourite Reading: Sidney Sheldon
Favourite TV Programme: Hawaii Five-0
Favourite Food/Drink: Hainanese chicken rice
Favourite Music: Contemporary Jazz
Favourite Sport: Squash
Hobbies: Formula 1 Racing, squash, reading
Car: 1971 – Jaguar Series I Sovereign, fully restored with registration ‘The Saint’
Pets: Dog – Maltese Shitzu, Koi Fish
Miscellaneous Dislikes: People with negative attitudes
Married: Divorced
Children: Matilda Claudia D’Silva
Clubs: The Western Australia Club; Warren Country Club, Singapore
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