Full Name: Peter Edwin Skeat
Position: Executive chairperson of Blyvoor Gold and related companies
Main Activity of the Company: Gold mining
Date and Place of Birth: February 22, 1954, Queenstown, Eastern Cape
Education: Rondebosch Boys Preparatory School; Rondebosch Boys High School, matric, 1971; T5 mechanical engineering diploma, Cape College for Advanced Technical Education, 1973; BSc (civil engineering), University of Cape Town, 1977; BSc (mining engineering), University of the Witwatersrand, 1980
First Job: Building roads and bridges for Savage & Lovemore, 1973
Size of First Pay Packet: 63c a day from the South African Air Force
Career Path to Date: From 1981 to 1996 – contract-mining outcrop gold reefs starting from South Roodepoort Deep, Durban Deep, Rand Leases, Vogelstruisfontein, City Deep, Village Main, Primrose and Modder B, and contract-mining outcrop platinum reefs; 1997, acquisition of The Afrikander Lease gold mine from Anglo American; 2005, acquisition of Ergo from Anglo American; 2009, relaunch of the mothballed Agnes gold mine as Galaxy Gold; 2017, acquisition of Blyvoor Gold, which will start gold production in the fourth quarter of 2019
Value of Assets under Your Control: Undisclosed
Number of People under Your Leadership: 500 and heading for 2 000
Management Style: Reaffirmation of first principles, attention to detail, productivity-focused, team-orientated, the winning of the hearts and minds of stakeholder communities, ongoing participation, joint decision-making, applying the logic of the lessons across 30 years of experience
Personal Best Achievement: Raising my two lovely daughters
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Life: Harry Oppenheimer
Person You Would Most Like to Meet: Henry Kissinger
Person Who Has Impressed You Most: Bill Gates
Philosophy of Life: Strive to win and be positive
Biggest Ever Opportunity: Reopening the Blyvoor gold mine
Biggest Ever Disappointment: Losing voting control of Ergo
Hope for the Future: South Africa’s economic and social recovery
Favourite Reading: RW Johnson, military history/World War II
Favourite TV Programme: History Channel
Favourite Food/Drink: Fish and a good sherry or port
Favourite Music: Moody blues
Favourite Sport: Sevens rugby and cycling five times a week to keep fit
Hobbies: Flying, sailing and cycling
Car: Jaguar XJ8
Pets: Three dogs, two cats and an aviary
Miscellaneous Dislikes: Dishonesty, nontransparency, inefficiency and corruption
Married: To Stephanie Elizabeth (née Reinecke)
Children: Tamarin, 31; Sabrina,27
Clubs: Brakpan Aero Club, Inanda Club Johannesburg, Cape Town Flying Club, Kelvin Grove Club Cape Town, Royal Cape Yacht Club