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Thomas Konditi

1st May 2015

  

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Full Name: Thomas Konditi

Position: President and CEO of GE Transportation: Africa

Main Activity of the Company: GE Transportation is a technology leader and supplier to the rail, marine, mining stationary power and drilling industries

Date and Place of Birth: Nairobi, Kenya

Education: Strathmore School, Nairobi; University of Wisconsin – Madison, BSc (Eng); Olin School of Business, Washington University, Saint Louis, MBA

First Job: GE corporate audit staff

Career History Prior to Current Position: I have held positions of increasing responsibility across 30 countries in finance, audit, quality, asset management, operations and executive leadership. My experience in driving commercial growth and innovation was further honed as CEO of three technology and aviation start-ups, both inside and outside GE

Size of First Pay Packet: $42 000 a year

First Job with Present Group: Corporate auditor

Value of Assets under Your Control: $3.3-billion (value of GE Africa revenue)

Number of People under Your Leadership: 100-plus GE Transportation employees in Africa

Management Style: Setting a vision and strategy and working through the team to execute it

Personal Best Achievement: Obtaining a private pilot’s licence

Professional Best Achievement: Helping grow GE Africa threefold in three years

Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Life: My wife

Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Career: GE Africa president and CEO Jay Ireland

Person You Would Most Like to Meet: Abraham Lincoln

Businessperson Who Has Impressed You Most: Aliko Dangote

Philosophy of Life: Focus on doing your job well, the rest will take care of itself

Biggest Ever Opportunity: Being CEO of an airline

Biggest Ever Disappointment: Letting people go for integrity issues

Hope for the Future: That Africa builds the infrastructure that will enable young people to be successful

Favourite Reading: The 4-Hour Workweek

Favourite TV Programme: The Walking Dead

Favourite Food/Drink: Ice cream/ginger ale

Favourite Music: House music

Favourite Sport: Tennis

Favourite Website: BBC.com

Hobbies: Flying my full-size 737 flight simulator

Car: BMW

Pets: Cats and dogs

Miscellaneous Dislikes: Being told the obvious, long-winded speakers

Favourite Other South African Company: Standard Bank

Favourite Foreign Company: Amazon.com

Married: To Temika for 20-plus years

Children: Four children – three girls and a boy – all under eight years of age

Clubs: Wisconsin University Basketball Team

Edited by Martin Zhuwakinyu
Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor

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