Full Name: Gerhard Hendriksz
Position: MD of Minopex Group
Main Activity of the Company: Operations and maintenance
Date and Place of Birth: July 25, 1965, Krugersdorp
Education: National higher diploma in extraction metallurgy
First Job: Learner official at Anglo American
Size of First Pay Packet: R914 cost to company
Value of Assets under Your Control: Minopex is a wholly owned subsidiary of DRA Group Holdings
Number of People under Your Leadership: 1 500
Management Style: Participative
Personal Best Achievement: Being appointed MD of Minopex
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Life: My wife, Ilse
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Career: Brian Dowding, founder member of DRA
Person You Would Most Like to Meet: Sir Richard Branson
Businessperson Who Has Impressed You Most: Dr Mark Bristow
Philosophy of Life: Live life to its fullest
Biggest Ever Opportunity: Joining Minopex in 2002
Biggest Ever Disappointment: Closure of Aquarius Platinum South Africa’s Marikana platinum concentrator
Hope for the Future: Revitalisation of the economy
Favourite Reading: I am not big on reading
Favourite TV Programme: Blue Blood
Favourite Food/Drink: Pasta/beer
Favourite Music: Neil Diamond and the 70s and 80s
Favourite Sport: Rugby
Hobbies: Outdoor, camping, spending time with my children
Car: FJ Cruiser
Pets: A Chihuahua
Miscellaneous Dislikes: Incompetence
Married: To Ilse
Children: Carmen, 24; Jaco, 21
Clubs: None