Full Name: Andrew Neil Clay
Position: MD of Venmyn Deloitte
Main Activity of the Company: Minerals advisory services
Date and Place of Birth: April 16, 1955, Southampton, UK
Education: MSc (geology), MSc (mining engineering), diploma in business management
First Job: Second man on a drill rig for a fledgling Northern Rock
Size of First Pay Packet: £200 a month
Value of Assets under Your Control: Not applicable
Number of People under Your Leadership: 28
Management Style: Full consensus decision-making – debate to agree
Personal Best Achievement: Leading the creation of Venmyn Deloitte
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Life: Arthur C Clarke
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Career: Dr Willo Stear
Person You Would Most Like to Meet: Warren Buffett
Businessperson Who Has Impressed You Most: Mark Bristow
Philosophy of Life: Take another look – there is no such thing as a stupid question
Biggest Ever Opportunity: Starting Venmyn Rand
Biggest Ever Disappointment: Being let down by people I trusted
Hope for the Future: That the true technical merits of mineral projects will always be recognised first
Favourite Reading: Autobiographies by well-known current and past heroes
Favourite TV Programme: Supersport
Favourite Food/Drink: Millers
Favourite Music: Anything from 1965 to 1985
Favourite Sport: English Premier Soccer League
Hobbies: Golf and pool at my house. I am also a gym fan
Car: Jeep Overland
Pets: Four dogs – a young German shepherd, two spaniels and an elderly ‘lady’
Miscellaneous Dislikes: People who become emotional!
Married: To Fran
Children: Richard, 27; Phillip, 22; Stewart, 17
Clubs: Bryanston Country Club, the Canadian Institute of Mining Metallurgy and Petroleum; Adviser to JSE Limited Listings Advisory Committee; member of the JSE Issuer Mining Subcommittee; associate member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists; fellow of the Geological Society of South Africa; member of the American Institute of Mineral Appraisers; member of the South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy; and many others