Full Name: Ben-Schoeman Geldenhuys
Position: Director: tax and legal at KPMG Services
Main Activity of the Company: Advisory and tax services
Date and Place of Birth: March 15, 1971, Johannesburg
Education: BCom, LLB, LLM, higher diploma in international tax, diploma in human rights and advanced diploma in company law – all from the University of Johannesburg, formerly Rand Afrikaans University
First Job: Legal articles
Size of First Pay Packet: R2 500 a month
Number of People under Your Leadership: Forty reporting staff members
Management Style: Inclusive and collaborative
Personal Best Achievement: Obtaining a private pilot’s licence
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Life: My Father, mother and grandparents
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Career: My father and my mother
Person You Would Most Like to Meet: Bill Clinton
Businessperson Who Has Impressed You Most: Steve Jobs
Philosophy of Life: Do unto others as you would like others to do unto you
Biggest Ever Opportunity: Joining Mondi, Anglo American, Anglo Platinum and then KPMG
Biggest Ever Disappointment: The passing of my father and my grandmother in 2011 and 2012 respectively
Hope for the Future: That we have significant growth in South Africa and Africa, that our mining sector becomes stable and that investment flows into the South African mining sector
Favourite Reading: Way too many to name
Favourite TV Programme: The Fixer and news channels
Favourite Food/Drink: Italian food/good wine
Favourite Music: Sting and Katie Melua, besides others
Favourite Sport: Rugby
Hobbies: Flying
Car: Audi
Pets: Mauser, my Staffie
Miscellaneous Dislikes: People who do not strive for excellence in their field, whatever it is, and corruption
Married: Soon
Clubs: Country Club Johannesburg and Virgin Active