Full Name: Rosta Mahlaba
Position: Financial director
Main Activity of the Company: Kaefer’s core business activities are insulation, scaffolding and surface protection
Date and Place of Birth: February 22, 1983, Ga-Marishane
Education: BCompt (Hons)/CTA, University of South Africa, 2005
First Job: Articled clerk
Career History Prior to Current Position: I completed my articles at Deloitte
Size of First Pay Packet: R6 000 a month
First Job with Present Group: Management accountant
Value of Assets under Your Control: Not stated
Number of People under Your Leadership: 12
Management Style: Selling and cooperative styles, depending on the person or people I am managing
Personal Best Achievement: Qualifying as a chartered accountant
Professional Best Achievement: My current position
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Life: My parents
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Career: My mentor, George Wardrope
Person You Would Most Like to Meet: Nonkululeko Gobodo and Wendy Luhabe
Businessperson Who Has Impressed You Most: Gloria Serobe
Philosophy of Life: When you climb the ladder, take someone with you
Biggest Ever Opportunity: My current job
Biggest Ever Disappointment: I choose not to have any. Disappointments are part of life – we have them, we learn from them and we move on
Hope for the Future: That we take responsibility for our decisions
Favourite Reading: Currently, Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
Favourite TV Programme: Isidingo
Favourite Food/Drink: Sushi
Favourite Music: I do not listen to music; I mainly listen to talk radio
Favourite Sport: Cricket
Favourite Website: Google
Hobbies: Travelling, eating out and meeting new people
Car: Audi
Pets: None
Miscellaneous Dislikes: Arrogance and ignorance
Favourite Other South African Company: Primedia
Favourite Foreign Company: William Grant & Sons
Married: To Kgaugelo Mahlaba
Children: Tshimollo, 2
Clubs: Park Run