Full Name: George Greville Roach
Position: Executive chairperson and CEO of Premier African Minerals, which listed on Aim in London in December 2012; it began as the largely privately funded G&B African Resources in 2007
Main Activity of the Company: Exploration and development
Date and Place of Birth: October 29, 1948, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
Education: Kearsney College, matric, 1965; studied for a BSc degree at the then University of Natal for one year, passed very little and left
First Job: Ships agency AJ Keeler, 1967
Size of First Pay Packet: R85 a month
Value of Assets under Your Control: The company’s current market capitalisation is at a low £5-million. Just one of the company’s assets, the RHA tungsten asset, in Zimbabwe, has a net present value of $180-million. More significant is that the openpit has an internal rate of return of 160%; when developed, the main mine will have an internal rate of return of $200-million-plus
Number of People under Your Leadership: About 80 people by June
Management Style: I have a very flat structure and I encourage communication at all levels
Personal Best Achievement: Writing the mining conventions of the Central African Republic, the first for Uramin in 2006 and the second for Axmin in 2010
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Life: Kearsney College
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Career: Stephen Dattels
Person You Would Most Like to Meet: I do not have any burning desire to meet anyone in particular
Businessperson Who Has Impressed You Most: I do not know any successful mining entrepreneur who is completely honest
Philosophy of Life: I have postponed my birthday sine die. I have no intention of stopping at all. I would also like to catch a few more marlin before I die and get my golf handicap back to where it should be
Biggest Ever Opportunity: I am currently very inwardly focused on RHA
Biggest Ever Disappointment: The way that Africa has been pillaged over the years
Hope for the Future: That Premier African Minerals becomes successful for the benefit of its shareholders; I would also love to see South Africa deal with its corruption and social inequalities
Favourite Reading: Nature, earth science
Favourite TV Programme: The Blacklist
Favourite Food/Drink: Junk food/good blended red South African wine
Favourite Music: The Book of Mormon satirical musical, Andrew Lloyd Webber
Favourite Sport: Golf
Hobbies: Fishing
Car: Mercedes-Benz GL350. I have a couple of these floating around. I like cars. I cannot help buying another car every now and again – it is one of my real weaknesses
Pets: Two Jack Russell terriers, a couple of horses, a few blesbok
Miscellaneous Dislikes: Dishonesty – that is a huge issue with me
Married: I probably will be married again soon – for the third time
Children: Six children and seven grandchildren
Clubs: Kyalami Country Club