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Victor Marques

16th January 2015

  

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Full Name: Victor Marques

Position: GM of Omron South Africa

Main Activity of the Company: Manufacture and supply of industrial electronics

Date and Place of Birth: October 14, 1969, Heidelberg

Education: National diploma (electrical engineering), Wits Technikon; Business Academy, Stellenbosch University

First Job: As a high school student, I worked part-time as a warehouse stock packer at Grand Bazaars

Career History Prior to Current Position: After completing my training, I was appointed an electrical laboratory engineer at Circuit Breaker Industries – more recently, business unit manager and, prior to that, regional manager at Omron Electronics South Africa

Size of First Pay Packet: R2 400 a month

First Job with Present Group: Applications sales engineer

Value of Assets under Your Control: Not stated

Number of People under Your Leadership: A growing highly skilled and specialised team of 40

Management Style: Very hands-on, team-focused, goal-driven, enabling but firm when required

Personal Best Achievement: Raising my three beautiful children with my soul mate

Professional Best Achievement: My appointment as GM of Omron South Africa

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

Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Career: My wife, Sonia

Person You Would Most Like to Meet: John Maxwell and Anthony Robbins

Businessperson Who Has Impressed You Most: Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla Motors, and chairperson of SolarCity

Philosophy of Life: It is all about relationships – the rest is just detail

Biggest Ever Opportunity: Our African continent

Biggest Ever Disappointment: I always look for the lessons to be learnt

Hope for the Future: A peaceful, prosperous South Africa and African continent, where children can grow up to show the world how it is done

Favourite Reading: Inspirational leadership books and tech magazines

Favourite TV Programme: News and sport

Favourite Food/Drink: All Mediterranean, Lebanese and Indian cuisine

Favourite Music: U2 and most music genres

Favourite Sport: Soccer and rugby

Favourite Website: Google

Hobbies: Working out in the gym, running

Car: BMW

Pets: A Jack Russel, Milo

Miscellaneous Dislikes: A know-it-all attitude and poor customer service

Favourite Other South African Company: Altron

Married: To Sonia, for 20 years

Children: Ethan, 17; Lucas, 13; Gabriella, 7

Clubs: Virgin Active

Edited by Martin Zhuwakinyu
Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor

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