Full Name: Neal John Froneman
Position: CEO of Sibanye Gold
Date and Place of Birth: September 17, 1959, Johannesburg
Education: PrEng; BSc (mechanical engineering), University of the Witwatersrand; BCompt, University of South Africa; mine manager’s and engineer’s government certificates of competence
First Job: Junior engineer at the Libanon gold mine
Career History Prior to Current Position: President and CEO of Gold One, president and CEO of Uranium One, VP and head of operations at Gold Fields, technical director of JCI and operations director of Harmony Gold
Size of First Pay Packet: R1 500 a month
Value of Assets under Your Control: R22-billion
Number of People under Your Leadership: 35 000
Management Style: Participative and goal orientated
Personal Best Achievement: Together with my wife, raising a very fine family
Professional Best Achievement: Establishing Gold One
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Life: My wife
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Career: No one specifically
Person You Would Most Like to Meet: Richard Branson
Businessperson Who Has Impressed You Most: Warren Buffett
Philosophy of Life: I treat people as I would like to be treated myself
Biggest Ever Opportunity: Sibanye Gold
Biggest Ever Disappointment: Dominion (uranium venture)
Hope for the Future: A crime- and corruption-free South Africa
Favourite Reading: Science fiction and autobiographies
Favourite TV Programme: History Channel
Favourite Food/Drink: Executive breakfast at Wimpy/Coke
Favourite Music: Pink Floyd and Roger Waters
Favourite Sport: Flying
Car: Numerous
Pets: Many
Miscellaneous Dislikes: Liars and false people
Favourite Other South African Company: South African Breweries
Favourite Foreign Company: BHP Billiton
Married: To Roz
Children: Justin, 32; Bryony, 27; Claire, 22
Clubs: None