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Christiaan Jordaan

27th May 2016

By: Ilan Solomons

Creamer Media Staff Writer

  

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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

Edited by Martin Zhuwakinyu
Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor

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