Keith Scott
Full Name: Keith Douglas Scott
Position: MD of MSA
Main Activity of the Company: Geology, mining and environmental consulting
Date and Place of Birth: December 18, 1972, Windhoek, Namibia
Education: Honours degree in geology, University of the Witwatersrand
First Job: Late-night pharmacy sales assistant
Size of First Pay Packet: R800 a month
Value of Assets under Your Control: R100-million
Number of People under Your Leadership: 60
Management Style: Trusting and hands-off – easy and appropriate when you have excellent managers and staff working for you
Personal Best Achievement: Leading 60 outstanding mining and management professionals
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Life: My wife, Lisa
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Career: My father, Mike, also a geologist
Person You Would Most Like to Meet: Deceased, Oscar Wilde; living, Boris Johnson
Businessperson Who Has Impressed You Most: Warren Buffett – business cycles do not scare or stall him; he takes advantage of them and stays the course
Philosophy of Life: Insatiable curiosity and optimism
Biggest Ever Opportunity: Apart from meeting and marrying my wife Lisa, building MSA into what it is today
Biggest Ever Disappointment: Holding onto my mining stocks for too long
Hope for the Future: That South Africa becomes a great place for all of our children to live in
Favourite Reading: Fiction – John le Carré and his ilk; nonfiction – The Economist, mining publications and mining websites
Favourite TV Programme: Ever, Blackadder and Sopranos; current, Game of Thrones and Newsroom
Favourite Food/Drink: Asian (Thai/Vietnamese/Japanese)/Guinness
Favourite Music: The darker side of 90s pop/rock and older – The Cure, Morrissey
Favourite Sport: To watch, tennis; to participate in, rowing (have not been in a boat for many years – now using an ergometer)
Hobbies: Fly-fishing, occasional horse riding
Car: 2007 VW Golf – it is paid for and no one wants it
Pets: Three cats, three dogs, two horses and a lot of Koi
Miscellaneous Dislikes: Confidence without ability, lying politicians, apple-flavoured sweets
Married: To Lisa Marie
Children: Morgan Jane, soon to be 4
Clubs: None
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