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Ron Holding

4th July 2014

By: Martin Creamer

Creamer Media Editor

  

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Full Name: Ronald Allan Holding

Position: CEO of Aim-quoted and JSE-listed Pan African Resources

Main Activity of the Company: Pan African is an Africa-focused precious metals producer, currently producing more than 200 000 oz of gold and platinum a year. The strategy of investing in long-life, high-grade operations with attractive margins and low-cash-cost profiles has the primary objective of ensuring continued growth in shareholder value. Pan African has a strong statement of financial position that enables the group to fund all on-mine capital expenditure from internally generated funds, while also generating a cash return for shareholders in the form of annual dividends

Date and Place of Birth: May 22, 1952, Odendaalsrus, Free State

Education: Matric, national diploma in metalliferous mining

First Job: Sampler at Rustenburg Platinum

Size of First Pay Packet: R95 a month

Value of Assets under Your Control: R4,8-billion

Number of People under Your Leadership: 6 000

Management Style: Open door, participative and a strong believer in completed staff work

Personal Best Achievement: Being appointed CEO of Pan African Resources

Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Life: My wife, Lettie

Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Career: Sam Goodwin

Person You Would Most Like to Meet: Chuck Norris, although, if he is not available, then Elon R Musk (South African-born CEO of SpaceX)

Businessperson Who Has Impressed You Most: Elon R Musk

Philosophy of Life: Whether in one’s personal life, or in the work situation, decisions should be balanced and always be aware of the influence your words and deeds will have on others and your future

Biggest Ever Opportunity: Successfully completing the Evander acquisition and ameliorating the effects of the low-grade cycle by bringing some of the Evander potential organic projects to fruition, such as the Evander Tailings Retreatment Plant, which received board approval in March

Biggest Ever Disappointment: Continued constraints in the chrome market and the negative effect this has had on the Phoenix Platinum project

Hope for the Future: Naturally, an improved gold price and an industry in unison with all stakeholders

Favourite Reading: Jo Nesbø’s Harry Hole series and also anything to do with nature and game reserves

Favourite TV Programme: Currently, Game of Thrones and Vikings – Fargo is up there too

Favourite Food/Drink: Nothing beats a braai (tjops en wors) and good red wine under the stars.

Favourite Music: U2 – when they were in South Africa a few years back, I went to both the Johannesburg and Cape Town shows!

Favourite Sport: Rugby

Hobbies: Trips into game reserves, 4 X 4-ing and everything that goes with being in the bushveld

Car: I drive a Citroen C5 and a Land Rover Defender

Pets: A pug called Brandy

Miscellaneous Dislikes: Cultural Chinese food and apologetic people

Married: To Lettie

Children: Ronnie, 32; Brendon, 29; Marcel, 26

Clubs: None

Edited by Martin Zhuwakinyu
Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor

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