Full Name: Andrew Matseke
Position: MD, Tedaka Network Solutions
Main Activity of the Company: Designing, installing, commissioning, distributing and integrating telecommunications products and solutions that enhance the network integrity of our clients
Date and Place of Birth: February 6, 1965, Pretoria
Education: BSc (electrical and electronic engineering), 1983 to 1989, University of Cape Town; MBA, 2001 to 2003, University of Pretoria; postgraduate diploma (project management), 2006, Cranefiled College
Career History Prior to Current Position: Engineer, BP, 1992 to 1994; technical consultant, BMW South Africa, 1994 to 1999; senior project manager, Telkom, 1999 to 2001; divisional manager, Transtel, 2001 to 2007; COO, Bihati Solutions, 2007 to 2010; MD, Powertech TIS, 2010 to 2013; executive manager, Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) Telecoms, 2013 to 2017
Size of First Pay Packet: R3 000 a month
First Job with Present Group: MD of Tedaka Network Solutions since April 2017
Value of Assets under Your Control: R160-million
Number of People under Your Leadership: 70
Management Style: Participatory – no human being has all the answers in his or her head
Personal Best Achievement: Becoming a father
Professional Best Achievement: Increasing revenue at TFR Telecoms by 100% in two years
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Life: My late father
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Career: John Theron, who was my manager in my first job, at Eskom
Person You Would Most Like to Meet: Warren Buffett
Businessperson Who Has Impressed You Most: Phuthuma Nhleko
Philosophy of Life: If you put your mind to it, it can be done
Biggest Ever Opportunity: My current position at Tedaka Network Solutions
Biggest Ever Disappointment: The decline of Powertech, a subsidiary of Altron
Hope for the Future: The energy and passion of young South Africans, despite the negatives in the current political environment, leave me optimistic about the future
Favourite Reading: Biographies of business and political leaders, and political analyses
Favourite TV Programme: None
Favourite Food/Drink: Seafood
Favourite Music: Jazz
Favourite Sport: Golf
Favourite Website: www.businesslive.co.za
Hobbies: Reading about local and international business and political events, playing golf
Car: BMW
Pets: None
Miscellaneous Dislikes: People who make uninformed assumptions about others, dishonest behaviour
Favourite Other South African Company: MTN
Favourite Foreign Company: BMW Group
Married: For 24 years
Children: Two sons aged 23 and 20
Clubs: None