Full Name: Mandla Mlangeni

Position: CEO of MMQS

Main Activity of the Company: MMQS is an infrastructure cost management consultancy specialising in quantity surveying, estimating, cost accounting, planning and scheduling and cost engineering

Date and Place of Birth: September 15, 1977, Barberton, Mpumalanga

Education: BSc (Hons) quantity surveying, University of Pretoria

First Job: Intern with Farrow Laing (now Aecom)

Career History Prior to Current Position: Not stated

Size of First Pay Packet: R1 250 a month

First Job with Present Group: Launched MMQS in 2002

Value of Assets under Your Control: R60-million

Number of People under Your Leadership: 53

Management Style: Leading from behind

Personal Best Achievement: Family

Professional Best Achievement: Reaching a ten-year milestone

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

Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Career: Christo Fourie

Person You Would Most Like to Meet: The late former President Nelson Mandela and Jack Welsh

Businessperson Who Has Impressed You Most: Raymond Ackerman and Patrice Motsepe

Philosophy of Life: Money should make a difference, but it should not make you different

Biggest Ever Opportunity: Involvement in FIFA 2010 World Cup and Kumba Iron Ore projects

Biggest Ever Disappointment: The time it takes to crack certain private-sector clients

Hope for the Future: To be known as a multinational business

Favourite Reading: Business Day, Engineering News and others

Favourite TV Programme: Any sports channel

Favourite Food/Drink: Chicken/Coke

Favourite Music: Hip-hop

Favourite Sport: Soccer and golf

Favourite Website: Google

Hobbies: Working out in the gym, golf and gardening

Car: Toyota Land Cruiser

Pets: None

Miscellaneous Dislikes: People who do not respond to emails

Favourite Other South African Company: First Rand Group

Favourite Foreign Company: General Electric

Married: To Khethiwe since May 2008

Children: Thembi, 8; Mandla, 7

Clubs: Parkview and Houghton Golf Clubs