Full Name: Cyril Udhayan D’Silva

Position: Executive chairperson of Golden Saint Resources (GSR), which is listed on Aim, of the London Stock Exchange, and headquartered in Perth, Australia

Main Activity of the Company: Diamond and gold exploration and development in Sierra Leone, West Africa

Date and Place of Birth: September 2, 1959, Singapore

Education: High school

First Job: Marketing representative, selling computer hardware

Size of First Pay Packet: S$400 a month

Value of Assets under Your Control: £2.21-million market capitalisation

Number of People under Your Leadership: 58 employees

Management Style: Flexible, participative, looking for professional individualism

Personal Best Achievement: Initial public offering (IPO) July 19, 2013, one of the only successful London IPOs for a resources company at the time; best-performing London IPO in 2013 in terms of new money raised, according to Mining Journal

Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Life: My daughter

Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Career: Richard Branson

Person You Would Most Like to Meet: Pope Francis

Businessperson Who Has Impressed You Most: Richard Branson

Philosophy of Life: To have a circle of imagination and walk with the untamed, wild instinctual side of my nature, knowing its power and inspiration

Biggest Ever Opportunity: Current gold and diamond assets in West Africa

Biggest Ever Disappointment: Current GSR share price

Hope for the Future: Being able to improve lives in Sierra Leone and making a difference; finding The Star of Golden Saint (high-quality diamond above 380 ct)

Favourite Reading: Sidney Sheldon

Favourite TV Programme: Hawaii Five-0

Favourite Food/Drink: Hainanese chicken rice

Favourite Music: Contemporary Jazz

Favourite Sport: Squash

Hobbies: Formula 1 Racing, squash, reading

Car: 1971 – Jaguar Series I Sovereign, fully restored with registration ‘The Saint’

Pets: Dog – Maltese Shitzu, Koi Fish

Miscellaneous Dislikes: People with negative attitudes

Married: Divorced

Children: Matilda Claudia D’Silva

Clubs: The Western Australia Club; Warren Country Club, Singapore