Full Name: Rodger Brian Barrett

Position: President and CEO of AfroCan Resources Gold, a private gold producer and investment company based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Main Activity of the Company: AfroCan focuses on small, high-grade orebodies in Sub-Saharan Africa and Papua New Guinea

Date and Place of Birth: September 11, 1962, Durban, South Africa

Education: Matric, Benoni High School; BCom, University of the Witwatersrand, 1983; HDip, Winchester Foundation; BMsc, MSc, PhD, UMS, 2007

First Job: Articled clerk, Gilbert Moore & Co

Size of First Pay Packet: R800 a month

Value of Assets under Your Control: AfroCan: reserve/resource base of two-million ounces; RBS Real Asset Fund: $250-million;

DownSouth Capital Partners: open-ended up to $250-million

Number of People under Your Leadership: 20

Management Style: Galvanising

Personal Best Achievement: Finding true happiness and recognising it for what it is – that is a remarkable achievement

Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Life: My mother, who passed on earlier this year

Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Career: The lawyer representing one of the big banks in South Africa, who launched into a tirade after, as a full-time student, early in my articles, I had overextended myself and got into trouble with my credit card and other bills

Person You Would Most Like to Meet: Probably Max Keiser, and maybe Russell Brand

Businessperson Who Has Impressed You Most: Mike Prinsloo

Philosophy of Life: Passionately pursuing my purpose, wherever it may take me. I am dedicated to manifesting the divine in everyday life

Biggest Ever Opportunity: In 2010, I led a private-equity initiative to take Banro Corporation private. Had we been successful, I would have owned a significant percentage of the Namoya-Twangiza gold belt

Biggest Ever Disappointment: Missing the enormity of the moment when, after my father was murdered in a farm killing in 2008 and I had forgiven his killers and set about doing community work, a room full of very capable and highly connected people waited in vain for me to tell them how they could help me. I am sad to say that I was hopelessly unprepared. It remains my greatest disappointment

Hope for the Future: Long may this continue!

Favourite Reading: I don't do newspapers and avoid mainstream media. I am an avid follower of commentators on the global financial system; for example, James Rickards, Peter Schiff, Gerald Celente, Max Keiser and Greg Mannarino

Favourite TV Programme: Live sport

Favourite Food/Drink: Sushi/wine, whiskey

Favourite Music: I have a broad range of likes, and my current favourite group is Milky Chance

Favourite Sport: I enjoy all sporting activities. Right now, I play tennis and golf

Hobbies: Life!

Car: I do not have a car – I don’t do traffic. When the need arises, I share my financée’s Hyundai Tucson. I Uber. Long live, Uber

Pets: Two beautiful loving cats, Flicky Parker and Lucy Lui

Miscellaneous Dislikes: I do not suffer fools gladly; people being opinionated without being informed

Married: I am engaged to Shirley Noreen Orsmond

Children: Raydon, 24, Dylan, 22, and Tao, 20, as well as two adopted daughters, Keely-Ann, 27, and Tristan, 25

Clubs: The Wanderers Club, golf and tennis