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Brian Gilbertson

22nd May 2015

By: Martin Creamer

Creamer Media Editor

  

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Full Name: Brian Patrick Gilbertson

Position: Founder of Pallinghurst Resources

Main Activity of the Company: Resources investments

Date and Place of Birth: August 15, 1943, George, Western Cape

Education: Hoërskool Bothaville, Free State, 1960; MSc, Rhodes University, 1969: MBL, 1973

First Job: National Institute of Defence Research, CSIR, 1965

Size of First Pay Packet: No idea, but it was insufficient by far

First Job with Present Group: Executive chairperson

Value of Assets under Your Control: $1.5-billion market capitaliation

Career History Prior to Current Position: Gencor, executive chair, 1992 to 1997; Billiton, executive chair, 1997 to 2001; BHP Billiton, CEO, 2001 to Monday, January 6, 2003; consultant to Lonmin, 2003; Vedanta Resources, 2003 to 2004; Sual, 2004 to 2006

Number of People under Your Leadership: On a good day, my PA, probably

Management Style: Friendly, consultative, quantitative

Personal Best Achievement: Completing the Nashua road marathon

Professional Best Achievement: The merger of BHP and Billiton

Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Life: My high school maths teacher

Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Career: The faceless one who determined the pay scales in my first job; hence, my ambition to improve

People You Would Most Like to Meet: I’ve met ‘em all and I don’t like ‘em

Businesspeople Who Have Impressed You Most: Gordon Waddell, Derek Keys

Philosophy of Life: When in doubt, move the queen

Biggest Ever Opportunity: Chairmanship of Gencor

Biggest Disappointment: My time for the Nashua marathon

Hope for the Future: Peace, prosperity, goodwill among men

Favourite Reading: David Copperfield by Charles Dickens

Favourite TV Programme: None

Favourite Food/Drink: Italian/Negroni

Favourite Music: Goldberg variations

Favourite Sport: Tennis, some cycling

Car: Very old Porsche

Pets: None

Miscellaneous Dislikes: Personal interviews like this one

Favourite Other South African Company: None

Favourite Other Foreign Company: BHP Billiton

Married: To Rensche (née Fouche), 1970

Children: Sean and Quinton, both adults

Clubs: None

Edited by Martin Zhuwakinyu
Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor

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