Full Name: Paul Bradley Maxwell Miller
Position: MD of CCP 12J since May 2018
Main Activity of Company: Financing of secondary and ancillary projects on existing mines
Date and Place of Birth: Kokstad, southern KwaZulu-Natal, 1969
Education: BCom (Hons), University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg
First Job: Analyst at Andersen Consulting
Size of First Pay Packet: About R4 000 a month
Value of Assets under Your Control: CCP 12J currently has R194-million committed and is looking to raise a minimum of R750-million
Number of People under Your Leadership: I am employee number one in this startup business
Management Style: Continuously under development
Personal Best Achievement: Persuading my wife to marry me
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Career: Loucas Pouroulis, the legendary mining entrepreneur
Person You Would Most Like to Meet: Nassim Taleb, the author of The Black Swan, Fooled by Randomness, Antifragile and Skin in the Game
Businessperson Who Has Impressed You Most: Brian Joffe
Philosophy of Life: Stay curious, always try to do the right thing and never pin on your own angel wings
Biggest Ever Opportunity: Being asked at Nedbank Capital to concentrate on the junior mining advisory business
Biggest Ever Disappointment: I have been lucky – no major disappointments yet
Hope for the Future: That I am able to provide my daughters with every opportunity for them to realise their potential
Favourite Reading: Anything by Nassim Taleb
Favourite TV Programme: Military history documentaries, especially those on the Second World War
Favourite Food/Drink: All forms of South African lamb, paired with a red blend – prepared at home, because lamb is most mistreated in any South African restaurant; South African restaurants do not seem to ‘get’ South African lamb
Favourite Music: I am musically agnostic
Favourite Sport: Wingshooting – I have very little interest in ‘produced to sell satellite TV subscriptions’ professional sports
Hobbies: Cooking; I now have a productive vegetable garden – you should see my asparagus and garlic
Car: A five-year-old Toyota
Pets: One rescue dog of indeterminate breeding
Dislikes: Overregulation and overreach by politicians
Married: To Kerrin
Children: Two daughters – Charlotte, 10; Anna, 7
Clubs: None