Full Name: Nick van der Hoven
Position: CEO of Bauba Platinum, a JSE-listed platinum explorer and chrome miner
Main Activity of the Company: Diversified mining – Bauba has embarked on the underground development phase of its Moeijelijk chrome mine, in South Africa’s Limpopo province
Date and Place of Birth: December 13, 1985, Cape Town, South Africa
Education: Attorney of the High Court of South Africa, BCom (Law), LLB
First Job: Hot dog vendor in England
Size of First Pay Packet: R 8 000 a month
Value of Assets under Your Control: Bauba has a market capitalisation of R295 635 794
Number of People under Your Leadership: 13 directly, 125 indirectly
Management Style: Several, depending on the specific circumstance
Personal Best Achievement: Appointment as CEO of Bauba Platinum
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Life: My mother
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Career: My father
Person You Would Most Like to Meet: My grandfather on my mother’s side
Businessperson Who Has Impressed You Most: Andrew Stewart Mackenzie, CEO of BHP Billiton
Philosophy of Life: Every person is innately a good person
Biggest Ever Opportunity: My job at Bauba Platinum
Biggest Ever Disappointment: Losing my first court case
Hope for the Future: A South Africa where we all work together to fulfil our potential
Favourite Reading: Legacy, James Kerr
Favourite TV Programme: I do not watch much TV
Favourite Food/Drink: Pizza
Favourite Music: I love many types of music
Favourite Sport: Rugby (Springbok rugby, to be specific)
Hobbies: Fly-fishing
Car: Mitsubishi
Pets: None
Miscellaneous Dislikes: Unkindness
Married: Unmarried
Children: Levi Logie, 4
Clubs: None