Full Name: Dov Stern
Position: Director of Motomatch South Africa
Main Activity of the Company: Motomatch South Africa is an online motoring marketplace
Date and Place of Birth: January 1977, Johannesburg
Education: BTech; meta-coach
First Job: I opened my own information technology support business, which focused on training, while I was studying
Career History Prior to Current Position: Broadband product development manager at Tiscali; communication strategist for technology and motoring at FCB; manager: talent and organisational performance at Accenture; and head: employee engagement for operations at Absa Private Banking
Size of First Pay Packet: R5 000 a month
First Job with Present Group: Director
Number of People under Your Leadership: 5
Management Style: Engaging, goal-driven, visionary and transparent
Personal Best Achievement: Surviving cancer at age 13
Professional Best Achievement: Learning from yesterday’s lessons, being present and staying focused, as well as building great friendships
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Life: My parents
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Career: The people that have challenged me most, held me accountable to deliver and made the time to lend an ear
Person You Would Most Like to Meet: Steven Spielberg
Businessperson Who Has Impressed You Most: Steve Jobs
Philosophy of Life: Smile more, think less, be present, give more and expect less
Biggest Ever Opportunity: Having another day to enjoy
Biggest Ever Disappointment: Making the same mistake twice
Hope for the Future: That each person can do one act of kindness for another and for nature daily
Favourite Reading: Self-discipline, personal ethics, humility, self-actualisation, motoring and human behaviour
Favourite TV Programme: Netflix and YouTube
Favourite Food/Drink: Dark chocolate and Green tea
Favourite Music: All genres
Favourite Sport: Motor racing
Favourite Website: Google
Hobbies: Audiophile, reading, travelling, cooking, art
Car: BMW
Pets: None
Miscellaneous Dislikes: Selfish and lazy people
Favourite Other South African Company: Woolworths
Favourite Foreign Company: Apple