Cathleen Bayne
Full Name: Cathleen Bayne
Position: MD of Nuvo Consulting
Main Activity of the Company: Project, cost and construction management
Date and Place of Birth: July 14, 1975, Johannesburg
Education: National diploma in interior design, BTech, PMP and PAT
First Job: Interior designer at Standard Bank of South Africa
Career History Prior to Current Position: Interior designer at Standard Bank, 1996 to 2001; project manager at Standard Bank, 2001 to 2005; head of the drawing and design office at Standard Bank, 2005 to 2007; hotels design manager at City Lodge Hotels, 2007 to 2014; preconstruction manager at AECOM, 2014 to 2015; design and engineering manager at AECOM, 2015 to 2016; engineering, procurement and construction management country manager at Shell AECOM, 2016 to 2017; senior project manager at JLL, 2017 to 2018; project director at JLL, 2018 to 2020; project director at Nuvo Consulting, 2020 to 2021; and MD at Nuvo Consulting, since 2021
Size of First Pay Packet: R1 800 a month
First Job with Present Group: Project director
Value of Assets under Your Control: A turnover of about R175-million in the past 12 months
Number of People under Your Leadership: 15
Management Style: Collaborative
Personal Best Achievement: Not stated
Professional Best Achievement: Being appointed MD of Nuvo Consulting, and tripling growth in two years, along with creating a strong black woman team
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Life: My mother
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Career: Standard Bank head of Property and Premises Precilla Pather
Person You Would Most Like to Meet: It would be Nelson Mandela, if he was still alive
Businessperson Who Has Impressed You Most: Nuvo Group CEO Andrew Stockil
Philosophy of Life: Put in the hard work
Biggest Ever Opportunity: Joining Nuvo Consulting and earning a share of the business
Biggest Ever Disappointment: A nine-month employment with a company that could not recognise its own potential and was too internally focused to move forward in the market
Hope for the Future: Financial freedom, and to live near the ocean
Favourite Reading: Elizabeth George and Kathy Reichs
Favourite TV Programme: Any true crime documentary
Favourite Food/Drink: Hamburgers
Favourite Music: 80’s and 90’s alternative
Favourite Sport: To watch – the South Africa national rugby team
Favourite Website: None
Hobbies: Mentoring young black built environment professionals
Car: Hyundai Creta
Pets: Brother and sister Yorkshire Terriers that are ten years old
Miscellaneous Dislikes: Fish and seafood, as well as large crowds
Favourite Other South African Company: A nongovernmental organisation called Khulisa
Favourite Foreign Company: None
Married: To Rachelle Edelman, since December 16, 2010
Children: None
Clubs: None