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Bongani Khoza

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Bongani Khoza, MD of BFG Africa

4th March 2022

     

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Full Name: Bongani Khoza

Position and Company Name: MD of BFG Africa

Main Activity of the Company: BFG Africa is a manufacturing plant for a range of fibre-reinforced plastic and sheet moulding compounds. BFG produces 80% of the interior scope and 90% of the front-end scope for Gibela Rail trains, which are designed for the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa

Date and Place of Birth: August 8, 1976

Education: BSc (Chemistry) and BSc (Chemistry) (Hons), University of Limpopo

First Job: Volunteer lab technician at Pharmaceutical Contractors, in 2001

Size of First Pay Packet: R500 a week

Career Path to Date: I spent a year as a volunteer lab technician at Pharmaceutical Contractors, after which I joined Unilever (Lever Ponds) as a laboratory analyst, gaining a promotion to unit manager: production after two years. I subsequently moved to the continuous improvement department, where I spent two years overseeing the entire business. After six years at Unilever, I joined Nampak as head of quality and continuous improvement but returned to Unilever: Pietermaritzburg (tea factory) as head of operations two years later. I then worked in different plants at Unilever, in charge of operations, for four years. I also worked at Nampak Divfood and Kelloggs as head of operations for five years and for Saint-Gobain as an operations executive, managing four plants. I then established my own consulting company, Lunghisa Consulting, which offers operational improvement services. BFG Africa is one of the organisations Lunghisa was consulting for before I joined it as MD

Value of Assets under Your Control: R56.2-million

Number of People under Your Leadership: BFG Africa currently has 113 employees, but we intend to increase the head count as we expand production to meet our clients’ demand

Management Style: Win with people

Personal Best Achievement: A more than 300% increase in BFG Africa’s revenue through the support provided by our consulting company

Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Life: My mother

Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Career: My business partner (he does not know, though)

Person You Would Most Like to Meet: Formula 1 driver Sir Lewis Hamilton

Businessperson Who Has Impressed You Most: Sir Richard Branson – for growing his business while having fun. I have seen a similar trait in Masimo Magerman, the owner of BFG Africa. That caused me to want to be closer to him – he is such a caring and inspirational person

Philosophy of Life: Your attitude determines your altitude

Biggest Ever Opportunity: The current MD position at BFG

Biggest Ever Disappointment: Not being offered an operational executive role at the University of South Africa’s printing business

Hope For the Future: That BFG Africa grows into a market leader in the composite products space

Favourite Reading: Leadership books, especially those written by John C Maxwell

Favourite TV Programme: Formula 1 – motor racing

Favourite Food/Drink: Pasta

Favourite Music: Mozambican Tsonga music

Favourite Sport: Soccer and Formula 1

Hobbies: Running – half marathons

Car: Mercedes-Benz

Pets: None

Miscellaneous Dislikes: Lack of commitment, anarchy

Married: To Susan Mothekoa Khoza

Children: Khanyisile, 15; Nkateko Bongani, 12; Tshuxeko Kurisani, 9

Clubs: Waterfall Athletic Club

Edited by Martin Zhuwakinyu
Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor

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