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Brian Andrew

3rd March 2017

     

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Full Name: Brian Charles Andrew

Position: GM for South Africa and Southern Africa, RS Components

Main Activity of the Company: RS Components is a high-service distributor of electronics and maintenance products, while reducing the total maintenance, repair and operations procurement costs for industry

Date and Place of Birth: March 1967, Johannesburg

Education: BCom, 1989, University of the Witwatersrand (Wits); BAcc, Wits, 1991

First Job: Student clerk in an auditing firm

Career History Prior to Current Position: After completing my articles with an accounting firm, I joined a client as finance manager. Thereafter, I ran my own business in computer-based training delivered by means of the Web for two years, before joining RS Components

First Job with Present Group: Finance manager

Value of Assets under Your Control: R70-million

Number of People under Your Leadership: 94

Management Style: Employ good people and get out of the way; you get what you measure, so measure the right things

Personal Best Achievement: Ironman

Professional Best Achievement: Turning a declining business around against the odds, and building a great team

Person Who Has had the Biggest Influence on Your Life: Tim Noakes

Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Career: Jonathan Blinch, my former boss, who gave me the chance toprove myself as GM

Person You Would Most Like to Meet: My 23-year-old self, so I could give myself some advice

Businessperson Who Has Impressed You Most: Richard Branson

Philosophy of Life: Extreme ownership — I am responsible for everything in my world; pain is temporary, quitting is forever

Biggest Ever Opportunity: Leading the RS Components team in South Africa

Biggest Ever Disappointment: The current state of our country; our education system

Hope for the Future: That we fix our education system so that our country realises its full potential; peace and tolerance globally

Favourite Reading: Extreme Ownership, by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin; So, Anyway . . . (audiobook), by John Cleese

Favourite TV Programme: I do not watch much TV

Favourite Food/Drink: All real food — low carbs, nothing processed and nothing with sugar

Favourite Music: All music except the club/dance electronic stuff

Favourite Sport: Swimming, biking and running — on- and offroad

Favourite Website: TED.com

Hobbies: I am still trying to learn how to program — when I get the time

Car: 2009 Toyota Prius

Pets: Frodo (my cat), Mia (my daughter’s cat) and Kangi (my other daughter’s dog, a Jack Russell)

Miscellaneous Dislikes: Arrogance, dishonesty, treating people badly, corruption and people who get someone’s name wrong, especially when they are replying to an email with the sender's name on it

Favourite South African Company: None

Favourite Foreign Company: Raspberry Pi Foundation (www.raspberrypi.org)

Married: To Corina Leitner, since October 1996

Children: Tylor, 17; Paige, 16; Connor, 14

Clubs: Team Vitality (running and cycling), Triathlon South Africa and Central Gauteng Triathlon

Edited by Creamer Media Reporter

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