AIDC Guess the Celebrity
Guess the Celebrity
Competition
T
he Automotive Industry
Development Centre (Pty) Ltd
(AIDC) is a Gauteng provincial
government-owned proprietary
company established to primarily
provide support to the South African
automotive industry in its drive for
global competitiveness.
It is the AIDC’s mission to serve the South
African automotive industry, government
departments and government agencies
to:
• Grow the global competitiveness of
the Gauteng province specifically as
well as the South African automotive
industry
Te n Qu e st i on s
for our celebrity guest:
1.
Main activity at the company:
As managing director, I
provide the drive and outlook
for future growth of the
company
2.
Date and Place of Birth:
Durban 1969
3.
Favourite food/meal and drink:
Braaivleis and a good
Chardonnay
4.
Favourite music:
Depends what my 16 year-old
daughter is listening to at the
time!
5.
Favourite sport and / or
hobby:
Mountain biking, canoeing
and ultra-distance endurance
events
6.
Favourite car:
My Subaru Forrester
7.
Generic dislikes:
Unpatriotic and negative South
African’s
8.
•
Support the government’s
industrial development related
objectives; and
Contribute to government and
industry goals of continuous
growth and sustainable
job creation and skills
development
This month we feature the managing
director of a newly renamed
manufacturer and distributor of quality
branded products to the automotive
aftermarket in sub-Saharan Africa.
Life philosophy:
Openness, honesty, trustworthiness,
Godliness. Be the best version
of you that you can be - with a
humanitarian outlook
9.
•
Favourite place in the world:
Underberg in the Drakensburg,
South Africa
10. Greatest achievement to date:
Personally, raising a happy
family and celebrating my
20-year marriage anniversary.
Professionally, effecting a winning
turnaround strategy at the company.
Recreationally, playing provincial
hockey, finishing the Comrades
and completing 10 Duzi Canoe
Marathons – without ever getting ill!
To see the full transcript of the answers
to the questions go to www.abrbuzz.co.za
answer on page 94
| words in action
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july 2014