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Full Name: Mary Sina Bomela
Position: CEO of Mineworkers Investment Company (MIC)
Main Activity of the Company: MIC is an investment company with more than R10-billion under management to drive black economic empowerment
Date and Place of Birth: March 17, 1973, Polokwane, Limpopo
Education: BCom (Hons), CA(SA), MBA
First Job: Accounts assistant, Sanlam head office
Size of First Pay Packet: R3 000 a month
Value of Assets under Your Control: Not stated
Number of People under Your Leadership: 15
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Life: My father, who taught me that one is able to achieve one’s goals with clear focus and dedication
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Career: My former boss, David Noko
Person You Would Most Like to Meet: I missed the chance to meet Madiba, but I would be honoured to meet Oprah Winfrey
Businessperson Who Has Impressed You Most: Christopher Seabrooke
Philosophy of Life: It is okay to fail, but get up, dust off your knees and try again
Biggest Ever Opportunity: Working as the manager in the office of the MD of De Beers SA in 2007
Biggest Ever Disappointment: The current state of South Africa, 22 years after democracy
Hope for the Future: I hope for a bright and peaceful future for South Africa and for a better place for future generations, with less inequality
Favourite Reading: Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead by Cheryl Sandberg and Nell Scovell
Favourite TV Programme: None
Favourite Food/Drink: Seafood
Favourite Music: Romantic ballads
Favourite Sport: Soccer
Hobbies: Reading and travelling
Car: Mercedes-Benz
Pets: A dog
Miscellaneous Dislikes: Negative people
Married: To Dumisani Bomela
Children: Ukanyo, 21; Tlanyi, 14; Sizwe, 7
Organisation membership: South African Institute of Chartered Accountants, African Women Chartered Accountants, Black Management Forum