Full Name: Richard Llewellyn Floyd
Position: Deputy chairperson of Blyvoor Gold
Main Activity of the Company: Gold mining
Date and Place of Birth: April 5, 1985, Cape Town
Education: Business science, University of Cape Town (UCT); law, UCT
First Job: Mining attorney
Size of First Pay Packet: R12 000 a month
Career Path to Date: East Daggafontein mixed-use property development; director of Galaxy Gold; cofounder of Blyvoor Gold
Value of Assets under Your Control: R4-billion
Number of People under Your Leadership: 800
Management Style: Results-based management style; efficiency is critical
Personal Best Achievement: Securing R1-billion in funding for the Blyvoor gold mine in 2018
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Life: My wife – she recklessly backed all our wayward pursuits
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Career: Peter Skeat, my business partner and friend
Person You Would Most Like to Meet: Ivan Glasenberg
Businessperson Who Has Impressed You Most: Ernest Oppenheimer
Philosophy of Life: You reap what you sow
Biggest Ever Opportunity: Buying, recapitalising, running and growing the Blyvoor gold mine
Biggest Ever Disappointment: Being repeatedly beaten by my wife at every successive Cape Town Cycle Tour, until we bought a tandem
Hope for the Future: That the South African mining community comes together in a spirit of brotherhood and teamwork
Favourite Reading: Aircraft operator and maintenance manuals and mining companies’ annual reports
Favourite TV Programme: How It’s Made
Favourite Food/Drink: Cappuccino and chocolate bar at flight level two niner zero
Favourite Music: Kygo
Favourite Sport: Triathlon
Hobbies: Flying aircraft, including helicopters, with my family and friends, cycling, sailing and diving
Car: Audi Q, 1968 Mini Cooper, 1971 Land Rover
Pets: Several endurance racing horses
Miscellaneous Dislikes: Inefficiency, dishonesty, politics
Married: To Tamarin Angelo Floyd
Children: William Stirling Floyd, aged five months
Clubs: Deputy chairperson: Brakpan Aero Club, Cape Town Flying Club, Garden Route Gliding Club