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Bernard Swanepoel

13th August 2010

By: Martin Creamer

Creamer Media Editor

  

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Full Name: Zacharias Bernardus Swanepoel

Position: CEO of Village since June 2010

Main Activity of the Company: Mining

Date and Place of Birth: May 7, 1961, Pretoria

Education: Bergsig Hoërskool, Rustenburg, 1978; BSc (mining engineering), Universtiy of Pretoria, 1983; BCom (Hons) (financial management), University of South Africa, 1989

First Job: Graduate-in-training, Grootvlei, 1983

Size of First Pay Packet: R422 a week

First Job with Present Group: CEO

Value of Assets under Your Control: R550-million

Management Style: Team player, participative

Personal Best Achievement: Being the recipient of an Atlas Copco travel grant to Portugal, Italy and Sweden in 1993

Professional Best Achievement: Seeing young people I worked with leading other companies

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

Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Career: Peter DK Robinson, of Gengold

Person You Would Most Like to Meet: Warren Buffett

Businessperson Who Has Impressed You Most: Peter Flack

Philosophy of Life: You can influence your circumstances

Biggest Ever Opportunity: Joining Harmony (Swanepoel is the former CEO of Harmony Gold, which employed some 45 000 people under his watch)

Biggest Ever Disappointment: Seeing people you respect being corrupted by power

Hope for the Future: I really hope to play a part in making a future for my children in South Africa

Favourite Reading: Biographies

Favourite TV Programme: Sport

Favourite Food/Drink: Chocolate/red wine

Favourite Music: Nothing in particular

Favourite Sport: Rugby and now soccer

Car: BMW X3

Pets: None

Miscellaneous Dislikes: Political correctness

Favourite Foreign Company: BHP Billiton

Married: To Tracey

Children: Zinette, Juanita and Zack

Clubs: None

Edited by Martin Zhuwakinyu
Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor

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