Full Name: Brendan Graeme Maseti
Position: Group risk manager, Lonmin
Main Activity of the Company: Lonmin is an integrated platinum producer
Date and Place of Birth: November 12, 1975, Cape Town
Education: BTech (environmental health), MBA, postgraduate diplomas in business improvement and corporate governance; I have also completed a programme in compliance management
First Job: Ticket officer, Metrorail, 1998
Size of First Pay Packet: About R24 000 a year
Number of People under Your Leadership: Indirectly, nine
Management Style: Fairly relaxed and always open to new ideas but, at the end of the day, I always ensure that I get the job done well
Personal Best Achievement: Getting married and starting a family
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Life: My mother
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Career: Sir Reginald Haman
Person You Would Most Like to Meet: John Kehoe
Businessperson Who Has Impressed You Most: Richard Branson
Philosophy of Life: Have fun in everything you do
Biggest Ever Opportunity: Moving from risk management to a senior operational role without having any prior experience in operations
Biggest Ever Disappointment: Not being able to show my late brother and father my personal successes in their lifetimes
Hope for the Future: That South Africa can arise from these turbulent times and achieve its full potential
Favourite Reading: Biographies
Favourite TV Programme: CSI
Favourite Food/Drink: Belgian beer with Nando’s
Favourite Music: House and R&B
Favourite Sport: Rugby
Hobbies: Exercising and listening to music
Car: VW Polo
Pets: None
Miscellaneous Dislikes: Laziness
Married: To Nerosha
Children: Jada, 10; another is due to be born soon
Clubs: The Compliance Institute of South Africa and the Institute of Risk Management South Africa