Full Name: Nombasa Tsengwa
Position: Executive head: coal operations, Exxaro Resources
Main Activity of the Company: Mining
Date and Place of Birth: October 7, 1964, Fort Malan, Willowvale, Eastern Cape
Education: PhD
First Job: Laboratory assistant
Size of First Pay Packet: R350 a month
Value of Assets under Your Control: Exxaro has a market capitalisation of R32-billion
Number of People under Your Leadership: 6 700
Management Style: People-centric
Personal Best Achievement: Completing nine Comrades marathons in a row
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Life: My late father
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Career: My two previous bosses, Mike Kilbride and Sipho Nkosi
Person You Would Most Like to Meet: The Dalai Lama
Businessperson Who Has Impressed You Most: Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook
Philosophy of Life: Mindfulness makes the mystery meaningful
Biggest Ever Opportunity: Scholarship to study overseas
Biggest Ever Disappointment: Losing my father
Hope for the Future: No death in the name of revenge
Favourite Reading: A New Earth, by Eckhart Tolle
Favourite TV Programme: News
Favourite Food/Drink: Lamb/red wine
Favourite Music: Jazz
Favourite Sport: Running
Hobbies: Long-distance running
Car: BMW
Pets: Huskies
Miscellaneous Dislikes: Dishonesty
Married: To Julian
Children: None
Clubs: Exxaro Marathon Club