Full Name: Nosipho Siwisa-Damasane
Position: CEO of the Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT)
Main Activity of the Company: Coal export from the RBCT, a 24-hour operation with a design capacity of 91-million tons a year
Date and Place of Birth: Peddie, Eastern Cape
Education: BCom (Accounting)
First Job: At Aitken & Peat (now KPMG)
Size of First Pay Packet: R1 500 a month
Previous Position: COO of Transnet Port Terminals
Value of the Assets under Your Control: R7-billion
Number of People under Your Leadership: 527
Management Style: Participative
Personal Best Achievement: Having my children
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Career: My father, LK Siwisa
Person You Would Most Like to Meet: Michelle Obama
Person Who Has Impressed You Most: Richard Branson
Philosophy of Life: Every dark cloud has a silver lining
Biggest Ever Opportunity: Sharing and impacting on other people’s lives
Biggest Ever Disappointment: Trusting blindly
Hope for the Future: That the youth of South Africa impact on the economy
Favourite Reading: The Leader Who Had No Title, by Robin Sharma
Favourite TV Programme: The Wild and the News
Favourite Food/Drink: I just love food
Favourite Music: Jazz
Favourite Sport: Rugby
Hobbies: Walking and reading
Car: My old baby, a BMW 645i
Pets: I travel too much to keep the dogs I had
Dislikes: Dishonesty
Children: Vava, Dalu and Abu
Clubs: Just got here – none yet
Latest Media Coverage: The building of the RBCT’s sixth phase is under discussion. The RBCT is in talks with State rail company Transnet to increase the total capacity of the terminal from the current Phase 5 capacity of 91-million tons a year to the new Phase 6 capacity level of 110-million tons a year. The steps are being taken to create more capacity for emerging junior coal miners – Mining Weekly Online, February 8, 2013