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Nosipho Siwisa-Damasane

18th April 2014

By: Martin Creamer

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Full Name: Nosipho Siwisa-Damasane

Position: CEO of the Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) since July 2012

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: Ayliff Primary School; Thembelebentu Secondary School; BCom (Accounting); Senior Executive Programme, London Business School; Port Management, Antwerp; Port Management and Logistics, Singapore; Port Logistics, Rotterdam; currently studying towards an MBA, Rhodes University

First Job: At Aitken & Peat (now KPMG), 1992

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: Sport and news

Favourite Food/Drink: I just love food/red wine

Favourite Music: Jazz

Favourite Sport: Rugby

Hobbies: Walking and reading

Car: Audi RS5

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

Dislikes: Dishonesty

Children: Vava, Dalu and Abu

Clubs: None

Latest Media Coverage: The private-sector-owned Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) is keen to boost the export potential of emerging black coal juniors in close partnership with South Africa’s State-owned rail company Transnet – Mining Weekly Online, March 27, 2014

Edited by Creamer Media Reporter

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