Full name: Ian Michael Jones
Position: Chairperson of Gemcom Africa since October 2004
Main activity of the company: Provider of production management solutions and IT solutions to the mining industry
Date and place of birth: October 31, 1964, Liverpool, England
Education: Sandringham High School, 1981; Wits University, BSc (Geol) 1986; BSc (Hons) Geol 1987; Wits Business School, MAP 2000.
First job: JCI, project geologist
Size of first pay packet: R1 500 a month
First job with present group: Junior geologist, 1993
Value of assets under your control: R8-million
Number of people under your leadership: 30
Management style: Based on company values, try to get the team to perform to their absolute best potential through ownership and accountability – open and engaging management style
Personal best achievement: Married the right woman
Professional best achievement: Taking Gemcom Africa from a small business to one that is at the forefront of its field
Person who has had the biggest influence on your life: My wife
Person who has had the biggest influence on your career: Oskar Steffen
Person you would most like to meet: Nelson Mandela
Businessperson who has impressed you most: Mark Shuttleworth
Philosophy of life: Work hard, play hard, enjoy the journey, treat everyone with the same respect and try to be patient in a demanding world
Biggest ever opportunity: Working with De Beers to enhance the value that IT can play in the operation of their mines
Biggest ever disappointment: Tough one – there have been many, but disappointment breeds desire to succeed
Hope for the future: Peace and prosperity for all South Africans with a crime-free society
Favourite reading: Motoring journals, action and war novels
Favourite TV programme: Frasier
Favourite food and drink: Italian and home cooking, white and red wine
Favourite music: Blues
Favourite sport: Enjoy gym and watching rugby
Favourite website: SuperSport
Hobbies: Music, golf, overland safari, outdoors with the kids
Car: Land Rover Discovery
Pets: German shepherd named ‘Whistle’
Miscellaneous dislikes: Insincerity, politicians, taxis
Favourite other South African company: SABMiller
Favourite foreign company: None
Married: Shelley n
Position: Chairperson of Gemcom Africa since October 2004
Main activity of the company: Provider of production management solutions and IT solutions to the mining industry
Date and place of birth: October 31, 1964, Liverpool, England
Education: Sandringham High School, 1981; Wits University, BSc (Geol) 1986; BSc (Hons) Geol 1987; Wits Business School, MAP 2000.
First job: JCI, project geologist
Size of first pay packet: R1 500 a month
First job with present group: Junior geologist, 1993
Value of assets under your control: R8-million
Number of people under your leadership: 30
Management style: Based on company values, try to get the team to perform to their absolute best potential through ownership and accountability – open and engaging management style
Personal best achievement: Married the right woman
Professional best achievement: Taking Gemcom Africa from a small business to one that is at the forefront of its field
Person who has had the biggest influence on your life: My wife
Person who has had the biggest influence on your career: Oskar Steffen
Person you would most like to meet: Nelson Mandela
Businessperson who has impressed you most: Mark Shuttleworth
Philosophy of life: Work hard, play hard, enjoy the journey, treat everyone with the same respect and try to be patient in a demanding world
Biggest ever opportunity: Working with De Beers to enhance the value that IT can play in the operation of their mines
Biggest ever disappointment: Tough one – there have been many, but disappointment breeds desire to succeed
Hope for the future: Peace and prosperity for all South Africans with a crime-free society
Favourite reading: Motoring journals, action and war novels
Favourite TV programme: Frasier
Favourite food and drink: Italian and home cooking, white and red wine
Favourite music: Blues
Favourite sport: Enjoy gym and watching rugby
Favourite website: SuperSport
Hobbies: Music, golf, overland safari, outdoors with the kids
Car: Land Rover Discovery
Pets: German shepherd named ‘Whistle’
Miscellaneous dislikes: Insincerity, politicians, taxis
Favourite other South African company: SABMiller
Favourite foreign company: None
Married: Shelley n