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Nick van der Hoven

16th March 2018

By: Martin Creamer

Creamer Media Editor

     

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Full Name: Nick van der Hoven

Position: CEO of Bauba Platinum, a JSE-listed platinum explorer and chrome miner

Main Activity of the Company: Diversified mining – Bauba has embarked on the underground development phase of its Moeijelijk chrome mine, in South Africa’s Limpopo province

Date and Place of Birth: December 13, 1985, Cape Town, South Africa

Education: Attorney of the High Court of South Africa, BCom (Law), LLB

First Job: Hot dog vendor in England

Size of First Pay Packet: R 8 000 a month

Value of Assets under Your Control: Bauba has a market capitalisation of R295 635 794

Number of People under Your Leadership: 13 directly, 125 indirectly

Management Style: Several, depending on the specific circumstance

Personal Best Achievement: Appointment as CEO of Bauba Platinum

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

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

Person You Would Most Like to Meet: My grandfather on my mother’s side

Businessperson Who Has Impressed You Most: Andrew Stewart Mackenzie, CEO of BHP Billiton

Philosophy of Life: Every person is innately a good person

Biggest Ever Opportunity: My job at Bauba Platinum

Biggest Ever Disappointment: Losing my first court case

Hope for the Future: A South Africa where we all work together to fulfil our potential

Favourite Reading: Legacy, James Kerr

Favourite TV Programme: I do not watch much TV

Favourite Food/Drink: Pizza

Favourite Music: I love many types of music

Favourite Sport: Rugby (Springbok rugby, to be specific)

Hobbies: Fly-fishing

Car: Mitsubishi

Pets: None

Miscellaneous Dislikes: Unkindness

Married: Unmarried

Children: Levi Logie, 4

Clubs: None

Edited by Martin Zhuwakinyu
Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor

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