Full Name: Andries Auret Louw
Position: CEO of Milotek
Main Activity of the Company: A South African transportation technology company that developed and commercialised the Futran system for use in the mining and bulk haulage industries
Date and Place of Birth: September 19, 1968, Pretoria
Education: BCom, (Hon) in labour relations; MCom in human resources management
First Job: University lecturer
Size of First Pay Packet: R4 000 a month
Value Of Assets under Your Control: R100-million
Number of People under Your Leadership: 16 employees
Management Style: A decision-maker who is willing to take responsibility if a wrong decision is made
Personal Best Achievement: Realising at 17 years of age that everything one learns is at best a suggestion, but everything else you have to figure out for yourself
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Life: My wife
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Career: Asher Bohbot
Persons You Would Most Like to Meet: Steve Jobs, Winston Churchill and Elon Musk
Businessperson Who Has Impressed You Most: Asher Bohbot
Philosophy of Life: People have to realise that we are the virus on the face of the earth that is destroying the environment of the plant and we are the only ones who can cure this virus
Biggest Ever Opportunity: Starting Milotek and getting the support of Imperial Group to do so
Biggest Ever Disappointment: Realising that one can do whatever one wants in terms of trying to be successful at one’s job, but there are forces outside one’s control, particularly in the corporate environment, that one simply has to live with
Hope for the Future: That once we change the way we travel, we will change the way we think about how we interact with one another and the environment, because no amount of thinking using existing paradigms will make things better
Favourite Reading: Biographies
Favourite TV Programme: It used to be The Tudors, but currently it is Grey’s Anatomy
Favourite Food/Drink: A good braai steak with red wine and a single malt whisky, preferably a 15-year-old Glenfiddich
Favourite Music: Lounge and classical music
Favourite Sport: Rugby
Hobbies: Photography
Car: Mercedes-Benz S65 AMG Coupé
Pets: Koi fish
Miscellaneous Dislikes: Moaning
Married: To Roma
Children: Zahra, 13; Reuben, 11; Chezare, 2.5
Clubs: None