Full Name: Victor Nemukula

Position and Company Name: MD of Shumani Industrial Equipment

Main Activity of the Company: Shumani supplies industrial equipment, including forklifts and construction equipment, for short- or long-term rental as well as outright purchase

Date and Place of Birth: 1970, in Johannesburg

Schools and Tertiary Education: Ramabulana Secondary School in Venda, the University of Venda, the University of the Western Cape, and the University of South Africa

First Job: I started my working career at Independent Newspapers

Size of First Pay Packet: R1 500 a month

Career Path to Date: I have worked for various private-sector companies in different fields and I have also worked for a limited time in the public sector

Number of People under Your Leadership: 160 employees

Management Style: Consultative yet firm in decision-making

Personal Best Achievement: Building Shumani from scratch to where it is today

Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Life: My father – he was my role model and has been a big inspiration to me

Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Career: My manager at MTN – he gave me big responsibilities in marketing while I was still in my twenties

Person You Would Most Like to Meet: South African civil engineer turned business leader Phuthuma Nhleko, who served as telecoms group MTN CEO from 2002 to 2011

Businessperson Who Has Impressed You Most: Phuthuma Nhleko – for building MTN into the largest pan-African mobile network operator

Philosophy of Life: Surround yourself with people who inspire you

Biggest Ever Opportunity: Serving as sales and marketing director of waste management company Tedcor and, of course, being the founding MD of Shumani Industrial Equipment

Biggest Ever Disappointment: Too many to mention

Hope For the Future: That, as South Africans, we unite around common goals and build our country together

Favourite Reading: Samsung Rising: The inside story of the South Korean giant that set out to beat Apple and conquer tech, by Geoffrey Cain

Favourite TV Programme: The Diary of a CEO

Favourite Food/Drink: Clean food, free from sugar and processed meals

Favourite Music: This is mood dependent

Favourite Sport: Golf

Hobbies: Golf

Car: Mercedes-Benz GLE

Pets: None

Miscellaneous Dislikes: None