Vuslat Bayoğlu
Full Name: Vuslat Bayoğlu
Position: Canyon Coal executive chairperson
Main Activity of the Company: Canyon Coal is a coal exploration, mining and trading company with projects and operations in South Africa's Mpumalanga and Gauteng provinces
Date and Place of Birth: September 8, 1974, Erzurum, Turkey
Education: BSc (Hons) (mechanical engineering), the Middle East Technical University (METU), Turkey
First Job: Teaching assistant at the METU Industrial Engineering Department
Size of First Pay Packet: $1 000 a month
Value of Assets under Your Control: About R2-billion
Number of People under Your Leadership: 2 000 employees
Management Style: I try to promote a team work mentality, but I am also able to make a quick unilateral decision when this is required
Personal Best Achievement: Developing successful operating mines in South Africa
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Life: My mother
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Career: My wife
Person You Would Most Like to Meet: Barack Obama
Businessperson Who Has Impressed You Most: Steve Jobs
Philosophy of Life: I try to be fair and listen to the people around me
Biggest Ever Opportunity: Entering the South African mining industry
Biggest Ever Disappointment: Having people I trusted lie to me
Hope for the Future: The eradication of poverty globally
Favourite Reading: Business magazines and journals
Favourite TV Programme: News network channels
Favourite Food/Drink: Mediterranean food and fresh juices
Favourite Music: Classical
Favourite Sport: Soccer and basketball
Hobbies: Collecting model cars and aeroplanes
Car: Porsche Panamera
Pets: None
Miscellaneous Dislikes: Laziness and dishonesty
Married: To Zeynep, since August 2003
Children: Hakan, 12; Reyhan, 10
Clubs: None
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