Full Name: Bradley William Marwood
Position: MD of ASX-listed Tiger Resources
Main Activity of the Company: Copper mining, processing and exploration in Africa
Date and Place of Birth: May 30, 1960, Sydney
Education: BE (mining)
First Job: At 12, I ran prescriptions to house-bound outpatients within 3 km from the chemist
Size of First Pay Packet: A$0.50/h casual rate, enough to buy my own bike after a month!
Value of the Assets under Your Control: $100-million-plus
Number of People under Your Leadership: More than 400
Management Style: Firm but fair, and direct, and I never ask others to do what I will not
Personal Best Achievement: Tomorrow’s outcomes from today’s efforts
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Career: My wife
Person You Would Most Like to Meet: Former President Nelson Mandela at the Rugby World Cup, with Australia and South Africa going at it
Person Who Has Impressed You Most: R Buckminster Fuller – earning the right to survive!
Philosophy of Life: Do your best – if it does not work, do better
Biggest Ever Opportunity: Being born in Australia
Biggest Ever Disappointment: Boiling a 1978 Holden Grange in the Simpson desert
Hope for the Future: That my generation earns the right for my children to survive
Favourite Reading: Adventure books with a historical and/or scientific backdrop
Favourite TV Programme: I watch movies, but not much TV
Favourite Food/Drink: Aged hung rump steak, flame-grilled, with crisp green salad, presented with any McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon, all the better if of age
Favourite Music: Latin guitar
Favourite Sport: Rugby
Hobbies: Golf, sailing and skiing
Car: Toyota LC Sahara
Pets: Dogs before cats, birds, rabbits, snakes, mice, guinea pigs . . .
Dislikes: Bullying, from the schoolyard to the boardroom – it destroys innovation
Married: To Janette (J)
Children: Four children, two beautiful girls and two dangerous boys
Clubs: Royal Perth Yacht Club, Falls Creek Race Club