Christiaan Jordaan
Full Name: Christiaan Luyt Jordaan
Position: MD of Mustang Resources, an ASX-listed company
Main Activity of the Company: Development of a ruby project in northern Mozambique (Montepuez area)
Date and Place of Birth: August 21, 1985, Pretoria
Education: BCom (law), University of Pretoria
First Job: Analyst
Size of First Pay Packet: R5 000 a month
Value of Assets under Your Control: A$10-million market capitalisation
Number of People under Your Leadership: 15 employees
Management Style: Collaborative, pooling ideas and insights and leading by example
Personal Best Achievement: Cofounding an investment company focused on mineral and energy projects in Mozambique and taking on exciting projects from their inception; going where others fear to tread
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Life: My parents, to whom I will be forever grateful
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Career: Cobus van Wyk
Person You Would Most Like to Meet: Deneys Reitz
Businessperson Who Has Impressed You Most: Johan Rupert
Philosophy of Life: Live every day as if it is your last; experience the world – do not sit still
Biggest Ever Opportunity: Leading Mustang as a junior mining company
Biggest Ever Disappointment: Not being able to list a coal exploration project in 2013, owing to adverse market conditions and the downturn of the commodities cycle
Hope for the Future: That people will be more tolerant of others
Favourite Reading: Philosophy, economics, history – Catch 22, by Joseph Heller; The Ascent of Money, by Niall Ferguson; Outliers, by Malcolm Gladwell; Shock Doctrine, by Naomi Klein; and Commando, by Deneys Reitz
Favourite TV Programme: Suits
Favourite Food/Drink: Vegetables. Indian. Asian. Anything that comes with with good conversation. Shiraz (Luddite-Botrivier & Barossa), Pinot Noir (Hemel & Aarde & NZ)
Favourite Music: Old-school rock ‘n’ roll – ‘Boss’, Beatles, Kris Kristofferson, Simon and Garfunkel
Favourite Sport: Cricket
Hobbies: Running, hiking, biking, swimming, reading
Car: Audi A4
Pets: None
Miscellaneous Dislikes: Sacrilegious people, dishonesty, hidden agendas, traffic
Married: To Stefni
Children: None (yet)
Memberships: Australian Institute of Company Directors
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