Full Name: Alex George Fenn
Position: Unit manager: safe technology and innovation, Sibanye
Main Activity of the Unit: Safe technology and innovation projects for Sibanye
Date and Place of Birth: November 3, 1988, Welkom, Free State
Education: BSc (mechanical engineering), University of Cape Town
First Job: Superintendent: engineering (new technology)
Size of First Pay Packet: R 720 000 – real terms, R568 000 in 2012
Value of Assets under Your Control: R120-million in project portfolio
Number of People under Your Leadership: Two direct reports, 32 in project crews
Management Style: Direct, collaborative, invitational
Personal Best Achievement: Professional engineer registration with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA),being an author whose work has been published by the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Life: My mother
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Career: My father, Peter Turner, Karel Opperman
Person You Would Most Like to Meet: Nelson Mandela
Businessperson Who Has Impressed You Most: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Jack Ma
Philosophy of Life: You never know when it will all end, so live each day as if it were your last, stay kind, be positive and treat everyone equally
Biggest Ever Opportunity: My current position, being able to create a new mining method and change the face of mining in South Africa and, potentially, globally
Biggest Ever Disappointment: The latest Springbok tour – I am very rarely disappointed; failure is learning, in my view
Hope for the Future: To add significant value to South Africa through projects developed at Sibanye
Favourite Reading: Malcom Gladwell, analytical, comedy
Favourite TV Programme: Elementary
Favourite Food/Drink: Pizza, whiskey
Favourite Music: All types
Favourite Sport: Rugby
Hobbies: Music, exercise
Car: Audi S3
Pets: None yet, but it will be a Rottweiler
Miscellaneous Dislikes: Bad drivers, inconsideration, busy gyms
Married: No
Children: No
Clubs: Mensa, ECSA, AMRE