Full Name: Charles Henry Fourie
Position: CEO of Quaestec Gold Africa
Main activity of the Company: Mineral resource development
Date Place of Birth: August 16, 1957, South Africa
Education: BSc (geology), MBA
First Job: Coal mine owner
Size of First Pay Packet: R850 a month
Value of Assets under Your Control: $43-million
Number of People under Your Leadership: 650 employees
Management Style: Situational/matrix
Personal Best Achievement: Love of life
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Life: Dr Otto Papendorf, Sam Tolmay, Professor Chris Roering, Professor Willem van Biljon
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Career: Sam Tolmay, Dr Otto Papendorf
Person You Would Most Like to Meet: The Dalai Lama
Businessperson Who Has Impressed You the Most: Bill Gates
Philosophy of Life: Aquila non capitat muscas
Biggest Opportunity Ever: Chad mineral resource development
Biggest Disappointment Ever: Involvement of the NG Church in mining rights
Hope for the Future: Education, tolerance and respect
Favourite Reading: None
Favourite TV Programme: None
Favourite Food/Drink: French food
Favourite Music: Brandenburg Concertos by Johan Sebastian Bach
Favourite Sport: None
Favourite Hobbies: Mining and water
Car: Volvo
Pets: Boston terrier, Yorkshire terrier
Miscellaneous Dislikes: Bad manners, incompetence
Married: No
Children: Charles, Inge
Clubs: None