Full Name: Robert Pitts Smith
Position: Consultant, Goldplat plc
Main Activity of the Company: Recovery of precious metals from mine waste
Date and Place of Birth: August 13, 1948, Johannesburg
Education: BSc (chemical engineering), MSc (chemical engineering), PhD (chemical engineering), MBL
First Job: National Institute of Water Research
Value of Assets under Your Control: Goldplat has a market capitalisation of £10-million
Number of People under Your Leadership: Goldplat employs 450 people
Management Style: Participative
Personal Best Achievement: Completing a PhD
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Life: My father
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Career: Loucas Pouroulis
Person You Would Most Like to Meet: Richard Branson
Philosophy of Life: Enjoy your job
Biggest Ever Opportunity: Working in Switzerland
Biggest Ever Disappointment: The winding up of Orion Refiners in Peterborough
Hope for the Future: A corruption-free government
Favourite Reading: Fiction
Favourite TV Programme: Sport
Favourite Food/Drink: Pasties
Favourite Music: All types
Favourite Sport: Cricket
Hobbies: Cycling
Car: Mercedes-Benz
Pets: None
Miscellaneous Dislikes: None
Married: To Martie
Children: Jon, 41; Nicola, 38
Clubs: None