Full Name: Andrew John Barrett

Position: CEO of SRK Consulting globally and president of SRK Consulting North America

Main Activity of the Company: Consulting services mainly to the global mining industry

Date and Place of Birth: January 13, 1957, Johannesburg

Education: Matric, Roosevelt High School; BSc Eng (Civil) and MSc Eng (Civil), University of the Witwatersrand

First Job: Junior civil engineer at JCI

Career History Prior to Current Position: I worked for JCI prior to and after my national service, before joining SRK in 1981. I was a geotechnical consultant until the late 1980s, was GM of SRK South Africa from 1989 to 1992, MD of SRK South Africa from 1992 to 1996 and relocated to Canada in 1996, initially in a global role. I was appointed president of SRK North America in 1997 and SRK Group CEO in 2004

Size of First Pay Packet: R400 a month

First Job with Present Group: Geotechnical engineer

Value of Assets under Your Control: People are our assets – they are invaluable

Number of People under Your Leadership: 210 in North America and 1 050 globally

Management Style: participative and empowering

Personal Best Achievement: Still to come

Professional Best Achievement: Facilitating a culture change in SRK North America

Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Life: My parents and Bill Johnson

Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Career: Professor Jeremiah Jennings and Oskar Steffen

Person You Would Most Like to Meet: Various business and political leaders

Businessperson Who Has Impressed You Most: Several

Philosophy of Life: Focus on the positives

Biggest Ever Opportunity: My current positions

Biggest Ever Disappointment: Nothing significant

Hope for the Future: Genuine progress in various global trouble spots

Favourite Reading: Biographies

Favourite TV Programme: News

Favourite Food/Drink: Lamb dishes/red wine

Favourite Music: A variety – soft rock, classical and jazz

Favourite Sport: Watching rugby and ice hockey

Favourite Website: Several

Hobbies: Reading and gardening

Car: Honda

Pets: A cat

Miscellaneous Dislikes: Dishonesty and mediocrity

Favourite Other South African Company: Although recently acquired, I always admired Dimension Data

Favourite Foreign Company: Apple

Married: To Catherine for 25 years

Children: Two daughters and a son – all at university

Clubs: None