Douglas Munyawiri
Full Name: Douglas Taurayi Munyawiri
Position: Consultant principal resources geologist, Amec Foster Wheeler Mining & Geology
Main Activity of the Company: Engineering, procurement, construction management, mining and geology
Date and Place of Birth: January 20, 1965, Harare, Zimbabwe
Education: MSc (geology, with a major in geophysical engineering), National Mineral Resources University (GN Plekhanov), St Petersburg, Russia; MBA, Durham University Business School, Durham, UK
First Job: Pizzaiolo trainee, Pizza Express, Barnet, Hertfordshire, London, UK
Size of First Pay Packet: About £12
Value of Assets under Your Control: Amec Foster Wheeler Mining & Geology is a specialist consultant to different clients; therefore, the value varies from client to client
Number of People under Your Leadership: The number varies from client to client
Management Style: Results driven, with situational application of authoritative, participative and coaching styles
Personal Best Achievement: Setting up and managing the resource evaluation programme for the Grib kimberlite pipe, in north-east Russia, a joint venture (JV) between De Beers’ Archangel Diamond Corporation and LUKoil’s AGD
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Life: The four ladies in my life: my mother, wife and my two daughters
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Career: Graham Wheelock, a most empowering leader who never doubted my technical and leadership abilities
Person You Would Most Like to Meet: President Barack Obama
Businessperson Who Has Impressed You Most: Elon Reeve Musk and Richard Branson
Philosophy of Life: . . . take all you get till you get what you want
Biggest Ever Opportunity: Joining the De Beers/Anglo group. What a phenomenal learning opportunity – 20 years of professional enrichment
Biggest Ever Disappointment: De Beers ADC's 2009 withdrawal from the JV with LUKoil’s AGD in Russia
Hope for the Future: That our children inherit a peaceful, harmonious and cleaner world, where conflict and strife are not used as economic and business tools
Favourite Reading: Like most parents raising children, I cannot recall how many times I have snoozed in my children's beds, trying to get them to sleep, going through yet another chapter of the latest JRR Tolkien or JK Rowling book – there are times in one’s life when children call the shots
Favourite TV Programme: Formula 1 racing and English Premiership football
Favourite Food/Drink: Pizza and Coke, with lots of lemon and ice
Favourite Music: Classical, soul and reggae
Favourite Sport: Formula 1 racing and English Premiership football
Hobbies: Tinkering around the house, garden or garage. I enjoy working with tools
Car: Honda CRV
Pets: Fidget, a Jack Russell, and Minuit, a bunny
Miscellaneous Dislikes: Pretentiousness and insincerity, and the frequency of the dips in the global resources sector
Married: To Anna
Children: Nikola, 22; Anetta, 17
Clubs: None
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