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Nosipho Siwisa-Damasane

8th March 2013

By: Martin Creamer

Creamer Media Editor

  

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Full Name: Nosipho Siwisa-Damasane

Position: CEO of the Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT)

Main Activity of the Company: Coal export from the RBCT, a 24-hour operation with a design capacity of 91-million tons a year

Date and Place of Birth: Peddie, Eastern Cape

Education: BCom (Accounting)

First Job: At Aitken & Peat (now KPMG)

Size of First Pay Packet: R1 500 a month

Previous Position: COO of Transnet Port Terminals

Value of the Assets under Your Control: R7-billion

Number of People under Your Leadership: 527

Management Style: Participative

Personal Best Achievement: Having my children

Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Career: My father, LK Siwisa

Person You Would Most Like to Meet: Michelle Obama

Person Who Has Impressed You Most: Richard Branson

Philosophy of Life: Every dark cloud has a silver lining

Biggest Ever Opportunity: Sharing and impacting on other people’s lives

Biggest Ever Disappointment: Trusting blindly

Hope for the Future: That the youth of South Africa impact on the economy

Favourite Reading: The Leader Who Had No Title, by Robin Sharma

Favourite TV Programme: The Wild and the News

Favourite Food/Drink: I just love food

Favourite Music: Jazz

Favourite Sport: Rugby

Hobbies: Walking and reading

Car: My old baby, a BMW 645i

Pets: I travel too much to keep the dogs I had

Dislikes: Dishonesty

Children: Vava, Dalu and Abu

Clubs: Just got here – none yet

Latest Media Coverage: The building of the RBCT’s sixth phase is under discussion. The RBCT is in talks with State rail company Transnet to increase the total capacity of the terminal from the current Phase 5 capacity of 91-million tons a year to the new Phase 6 capacity level of 110-million tons a year. The steps are being taken to create more capacity for emerging junior coal miners – Mining Weekly Online, February 8, 2013

Edited by Martin Zhuwakinyu
Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor

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