Full Name: Nosipho Siwisa-Damasane
Position: CEO of the Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) since July 2012
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: Ayliff Primary School; Thembelebentu Secondary School; BCom (Accounting); Senior Executive Programme, London Business School; Port Management, Antwerp; Port Management and Logistics, Singapore; Port Logistics, Rotterdam; currently studying towards an MBA, Rhodes University
First Job: At Aitken & Peat (now KPMG), 1992
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: Sport and news
Favourite Food/Drink: I just love food/red wine
Favourite Music: Jazz
Favourite Sport: Rugby
Hobbies: Walking and reading
Car: Audi RS5
Pets: I travel too much to keep the dogs I had
Dislikes: Dishonesty
Children: Vava, Dalu and Abu
Clubs: None
Latest Media Coverage: The private-sector-owned Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) is keen to boost the export potential of emerging black coal juniors in close partnership with South Africa’s State-owned rail company Transnet – Mining Weekly Online, March 27, 2014