Full Name: Waheed Sulaiman
Position: CEO of Wescoal Holdings
Main Activity of the Company: Coal mining and trading
Date and Place of Birth: January 28, 1974, Carnarvon
Education: BSc (chemical engineering), University of Cape Town; BCom, University of South Africa
First Job: Production engineer at a chemicals plant in Chloorkop
Size of the First Pay Packet: About R180 000 a year
Value of Company Assets: The company has a market capitalisation of about R750-million
Number of People under Your Leadership: 400
Management Style: Collaborative, engaging and transparent
Personal Best Achievement: Having an awesome wife and three beautiful children
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Career: My family
Person You Would Most Like to Meet: The person who invented the wheel
Businessperson Who Has Impressed You Most: JD Rockefeller
Philisophy of Life: Respect for others, contributing positively to society
Biggest Ever Opportunity: Joining Wescoal
Biggest Ever Disappointment: I would not be where I am today without the many mistakes and failures along the way
Hope for the Future: Wescoal playing a meaningful role in the sustainable economic emancipation of all South Africans
Favourite Reading: Science fiction
Favourite TV Programme: Masterchef
Favourite Food/Drink: Sunday afternoon braai
Favourite Music: Pop
Favourite Sport: Cricket
Hobbies: Movies, spending time with my children
Car: Infiniti
Pets: A couple of fish and rabbits
Dislikes: Rudeness
Married: To Zahida
Children: Three – Ameera, a girl, 12; Tayyibah, a girl, 10; Fayzaan, a boy, 8
Clubs: None