Full Name: Mduduzi Magubane
Position: Executive director, Aury Africa; MD, Nkomose group of companies
Main Activity of the Company: Aury Africa manufactures and supplies a range of capital processing equipment, such as vibrating screens, centrifuges, cyclones, exciters, feeders, polyurethane panels and woven wire screens, as well Telligent dry sorter technology and radio-frequency identification technology
Date and Place of Birth: February 13, 1986, Zithobeni, Gauteng
Education: Degree in electrical and mechanical engineering; degree in safety and risk management; government certificate of competence for mines and works; project management certificate; MBA
First Job: Mixing concrete on a construction site
Size of First Pay Packet: R40 a week
Number of People under Your Leadership: 179
Management Style: Interactive
Personal Best Achievement: Starting the Nkomose group of companies and being appointed executive director of Aury Africa with parent company Dadi Engineering Group, a leading engineering, procurement and construction company with over 16 subsidiary companies
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Life: My grandmother
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Career: My mother
People You Would Most Like to Meet: Barack Obama, Sir Richard Branson and Elon Musk
Businessperson Who Has Impressed You Most: Daphne Mashile-Nkosi, for her steadfastness in an industry that is traditionally deemed to be a man’s world and her selflessness
Philosophy of Life: Stay hungry, stay foolish
Biggest Ever Opportunity: Second chance at life after being hospitalised for over six months
Biggest Ever Disappointment: The death of my grandmother
Hope for the Future: That, in everything we do, we keep the world intact for future generations
Favourite Reading: Car and tech magazines
Favourite TV Programme: Air Crash Investigation
Favourite Food/Drink: uPhuthu naMasi
Favourite Music: House music, hip-hop
Favourite Sport: Cricket, soccer, Formula 1
Hobbies: Flying small aircraft, playing soccer, mixing music
Car: Rolls-Royce
Pets: None
Miscellaneous Dislikes: People who feel entitled
Married: Not married
Club: SEFAC