Full Name: Marek Dworzanowski
Position: President of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (SAIMM)
Main Activity of the Company: Representing professionals in the mining and metallurgical industries
Date and Place of Birth: July 12, 1959, London, UK
Education: BSc (Hon) in mineral processingFirst Job: Metallurgist with Impala Platinum, in Rustenburg
Career History Prior to Current Position: I have held numerous positions in the South African mining industry over the last 33 years. I have been employed by Anglo American for the last 14 years
Size of First Pay Packet: R800 a month
Number of People under Your Leadership: 4 000
Management Style: Set clear strategy, build teams with the right experience, review opinions and consider options, make informed decisions
Personal Best Achievement: Meeting and marrying the perfect woman
Professional Best Achievement: President of the SAIMM
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Life: My wife
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Career: Dr Jan Svoboda
Person You Would Most Like to Meet: I cannot think of anyone in particular
Businessperson Who Has Impressed You Most: Mark Cutifani
Philosophy of Life: He who hesitates is lost
Biggest Ever Opportunity: Taking a metallurgy project from concept to a fully operating plant
Biggest Ever Disappointment: Not being able to demonstrate a chemical processing route that I developed on a bench scale
Hope for the Future: That people get along and ignore their differences
Favourite Reading: Good crime/spy novels
Favourite TV Programme: All the CSI series
Favourite Food/Drink: Healthy plain food and fruit juice
Favourite Music: Classical, especially Beethoven
Favourite Sport: Soccer
Favourite Website: I am not much of a ‘surfer’
Hobbies: Reading and listening to music
Car: Mercedes-Benz CLS350
Pets: Six dogs – two German shepherds, two Yorkies, a Chihuahua and a Japanese Chin
Miscellaneous Dislikes: Junk food and gadgets
Favourite Other South African Company: Sasol
Favourite Foreign Company: BHP Billiton
Married: To Dagmar, since September 14, 1984
Children: Four stepdaughters, Colinda, Velda, Rene and Bronwyn, and one son, Marek