Full Name: Hein Boegman

Position: Regional senior partner and Africa mining leader at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Southern Africa

Main Activity of the Company: PwC is a professional services firm providing assurance, advisory and taxation services

Date and Place of Birth: January 30, 1960, Saldanha Bay

Education: Chartered accountant

First Job: Security guard, griller at Steakhouse

Size of First Pay Packet: R275 a month as a first-year articled clerk

Value of Assets under Your Control: PwC is a services firm

Number of People under Your Leadership: PwC employs 4 500

Management Style: Collaborative and inclusive, honesty and consistency

Personal Best Achievement: A happy family life

Person Who Has Had The Biggest Influence on Your Life: My father

Person Who Has Had The Biggest Influence on Your Career: Colin Beggs

Person You Would Most Like to Meet: Douglas Bader

Businessperson Who Has Impressed You Most: Meyer Kahn

Philosophy of Life: Work hard and play hard

Biggest Ever Opportunity: Living and working for Price Waterhouse in the US

Biggest Ever Disappointment: Losing my father when he was only 78 old, some 2 years ago

Hope For the Future: That there is racial harmony in our beautiful country

Favourite Reading: Flying and hunting magazines as well as biographies

Favourite TV Programme: Sport and weatherFavourite Food/Drink: Steak/a cold beer

Favourite Music: Classical

Favourite Sport: Rugby and mountain biking

Hobbies: Flying my Cessna 206 aircraft, big game hunting and game farming

Car: Toyota Landcruiser

Pets: A Rhodesian Ridgeback, a German Shepherd, three cats and an African Grey

Miscellaneous Dislikes: Inefficiency and unreliability

Married: To Ina

Children: Benita, 22; Megan, 20; Marek, 19

Clubs: The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, the South African Arms, the Ammunition Collectors Association and the Professional Hunters Association