Full Name: Kate Mollett
Position: Regional manager: Africa South territory at Veeam
Main Activity of the Company: Intelligent data management for the hyperavailable enterprise and its solutions provide business continuity, digital transformation agility and visibility for virtual, physical and cloud-based workloads
Date and Place of Birth: June 8, 1972, Manchester, England
Education: Business diploma from Damelin
First Job: Authorisations clerk at FNB
Career History Prior to Current Position: Sales director at Puleng Technologies, Microsoft communications and media lead for Enterprise Product Group, district manager for Enterprise Business at EMC, customer advocate at Dimension Data, Barlows, JCCI
Size of First Pay Packet: R900 a month at FNB, in 1990
First Job with Present Group: Current position
Number of People under Your Leadership: 14
Management Style: Open, flexible, people first
Personal Best Achievement: My family – I have amazing children and an amazing husband
Professional Best Achievement: Turkey, Eastern Europe, Africa and Middle East Area Manager of the Year at EMC
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Life: Probably my mother – hugely talented and smart
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Career: I have had a number of remarkable mentors
Person You Would Most Like to Meet: Joan Rivers
Businessperson Who Has Impressed You Most: Richard Branson
Philosophy of Life: It is better to sleep well than to eat well
Biggest Ever Opportunity: Working for Veeam – it is a great organisation and I joined at an amazing time
Biggest Ever Disappointment: Masterchef 2017 . . . I was gutted and watched every episode
Hope for the Future: That everyone has access to water, education and food; that my children live long, happy lives and give me grandchildren
Favourite Reading: Murder and mayhem . . . and psychological thrillers
Favourite TV Programmer: Probably Friends
Favourite Drink/Food: Oysters/champagne
Favourite Music: Rock, country
Favourite Sport: To watch, rugby
Favourite Website: YuppieChef
Hobbies: Cooking, collecting and consuming wine, travel and reading
Pets: Two French bulldogs – Chloe and Ella
Favourite Other South African Company: Woolworths – whatever ails you, a cure can be found at Woolworths
Favourite Foreign Company: Veeam
Married: To Dean Mollett
Children: Two sons aged 18 and 19
Clubs: Not stated