Thabile Makgala
Full Name: Thabile Amanda Makgala
Position: Executive: mining, Impala Platinum Holdings (Implats)
Main Activity of the Company: Mining, processing, refining and marketing of platinum-group metals
Date and Place of Birth: March 24, Pietermaritzburg
Education: MBA, University of Stellenbosch Business School; BSc (mining engineering) (cum laude), University of the Witwatersrand
First Job: Learner official
Size of First Pay Packet: R4 000 a month
Value of Assets under Your Control: The market capitalisation of Implats is R26.72-billion
Management Style: Participative – I like to invite input from others
Personal Best Achievement: Being recognised as one of the top 100 Inspirational Women in Mining worldwide
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Life: My mother
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Career: Nico Muller
Person You Would Most Like to Meet: Thuli Madonsela
Businessperson Who Has Impressed You Most: Bridgette Radebe
Philosophy of Life: You are never too old to set another goal or have a new dream
Biggest Ever Opportunity: Being elected chairperson of Women in Mining South Africa
Biggest Ever Disappointment: The increasing prevalence of violence against women and children in South Africa
Hope for the Future: That all South Africans, desiring neither power nor money but only for the good our country, sincerely come together to work for it
Favourite Reading: The Alchemist – I am currently reading Out of the Maze, by Dr Spencer Johnson
Favourite TV Programme: I do not watch much TV
Favourite Food: Lamb chops
Favourite Music: R&B
Favourite Sport: Tennis
Hobbies: Running, tennis and reading
Car: Range Rover
Pets: A Yorkshire terrier and a Pomeranian
Miscellaneous Dislikes: People who do not take responsibility for their actions
Married: To Charles Makgala
Children: Rorisang, 8; Letlotlo, 6
Associations: The South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Women in Mining South Africa and the Institute of Directors in Southern Africa
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