Fidel Jonah
Full Name: Fidel Nathaniel Thomas Jonah
Position: COO of Cavalla Resources since 2011
Main Activity of the Company: Iron-ore exploration in Liberia, West Africa
Date and Place of Birth: May 15, 1969, Brighton, UK
Education: High school, Mfantsipim College, Ghana; Bachelor’s degree, Greenwich University, UK; MBA, Cass Business School, City University, London, UK; Certificate in Private Equity, Oxford University, UK; Global Leadership and Public Policies, Harvard Kennedy School
First Job: Hospital floor cleaner
Size of First Pay Packet: £35 a week
Value of Assets under Your Control: $100-million
Number of People under Your Leadership: Cavalla uses a contractor model and can employ between 25 and 100 people
Management Style: Collaborative and decisive
Personal Best Achievement: Taking Cavalla Resources from start-up to one of the largest iron-ore exploration companies in West Africa
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Life: My father, Nana Prah Agyensaim
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Career: My chairperson, Sir Sam Jonah
Person You Would Most Like to Meet: Barack Obama
Businessperson Who Has Impressed You Most: Elon Musk
Philosophy of Life: It’s all relative
Biggest Ever Opportunity: Cavalla’s recent acquisition of development, near-term and long-term iron-ore assets
Biggest Ever Disappointment: Failure of my first business when the gold price collapsed in the 1990s
Hope for the Future: That Cavalla Resources becomes a world-class African iron-ore company
Favourite Reading: Start-Up Nation, by Dan Senor and Saul Singer
Favourite TV Programme: Discovery Channel
Favourite Food/Drink: Fruit cake and champagne
Favourite Music: Hip-hop and R&B
Favourite Sport: Soccer
Hobbies: Art Collecting
Car: Porsche 911
Pets: None
Miscellaneous Dislikes: Extremely hot weather and long-distance drivin
Clubs: Manchester United
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