Brandon Bekker
Full Name: Brandon Bekker
Position: MD
Main Activity of the Company: Unified information management
Date and Place of Birth: July 20, 1973, Cape Town
Education: Batchelor's degree
First Job: Selling telephone management systems
Career History Prior to Current Position: Sales and then sales director and GM/MD positions within the Dimension Data group
Size of First Pay Packet: 48 000 a year
First Job with Present Group: Sales director (national) and coastal GM
Value of Assets under Your Control: Not stated
Number of People under Your Leadership: 85
Management Style: Empowering members of my team, but they must be accountable
Personal Best Achievement: Western Province Rugby
Professional Best Achievement: Becoming MD of Mimecast and signing up Dimension Data as a global customer and business partner of Mimecast
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Life: My mother
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Career: Garth Wittles (former Mimecast South Africa MD)
Person You Would Most Like to Meet: Rod Stewart
Businessperson Who Has Impressed You Most: Jack Welch and Steve Jobs; closer to home Peter Bauer, founder and CEO of Mimecast
Philosophy of Life: Live each day as if it were your last because one day it will be
Biggest Ever Opportunity: Joining Mimecast when it was a fledgling business
Biggest Ever Disappointment: Losing my father at a young age
Hope for the Future: That South Africa excels peacefully
Favourite Reading: Business books and autobiographies (sport and business)
Favourite TV Programme: Top Gear
Favourite Food/Drink: Curry/Castle Light and, of late, single-malt whiskey
Favourite Music: Arno Carstens and Parlotones
Favourite Sport: Rugby, golf (watching), F1 and UFC
Favourite Website: Google
Hobbies: fitness, reading and decor
Car: Mercedes-Benz E Coupe
Pets: None
Miscellaneous Dislikes: Smoking, crowds and corruption
Favourite Other South African Company: Internet Solutions
Favourite Foreign Company: Apple
Married: To Christina since November 2006
Children: Bianca, 4; Amber-Jade, 2
Clubs: SACS Old Boys, Pinnacle Point Golf Club
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