Richard Malkin

28th October 2016

  

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Full Name: Dr Richard Brian Malkin

Position: MD of Workforce Healthcare

Main Activity of the Company: The provision of workplace healthcare, including risk-based assessments for employees and corporate wellness programmes. Workplace Healthcare also operates an employee assistance programme call centre

Date and Place of Birth: April 21, 1954, Johannesburg

Education: Matric, Damelin College, 1972; BSc, University of Cape Town, 1976; MBChB, University of Pretoria, 1982

First Job: I opened my own practice in 1986 in Berlin, in the Eastern Cape

Career History Prior to Current Position: I started Capital Alliance Health, the precursor to Workforce Healthcare, in 1997

Size of First Pay Packet: The practice turned over about R30 000 a month, with my net income being about R15 000

First Job with Present Group: MD

Value of Assets under Your Control: Not stated

Number of People under Your Leadership: 85

Management Style: I provide the basic picture but I like the managers to colour it in

Personal Best Achievement: Shooting five under par in 1985, closing my first R1-million-a-month deal and raising three beautiful children

Professional Best Achievement: Graduating in medicine and owning my own healthcare company, despite my mathematics teacher predicting that I would never even pass matric

Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Life: At some point I was in the same class as a sage, Manny Cahn, who eventually died of brain cancer

Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Career: My wife, who allowed me to pursue my dream, even through all the difficulties we faced; she supported me when I decided not to go back into medical practice just to make more money

Person You Would Most like to Meet: Moses Maimonides, a giant of the twelfth century – he was a philosopher, doctor, community leader and sage

Businessperson Who Has Impressed You Most: Arnold Friedman, a school friend who struggled at school but went on to create Spartan Truck Hire with his father. The company is now a massive national business

Philosophy of Life: Leave the world a little better than you found it

Biggest Ever Opportunity: My business partner and Workforce Holdings chairperson Ronny Katz’s decision to invest in my dream

Biggest Ever Disappointment: Having to liquidate my previous business in 2003

Hope for the Future: That Workforce Healthcare plays a major role in the planned National Health Insurance programme

Favourite Reading: Biographies

Favourite TV Programme: Sport

Favourite Food/Drink: Sunday family braai/a good red wine

Favourite Music: Pre-90s

Favourite Sport: Golf – I have been playing golf for 50 years

Favourite Website: Not stated

Hobbies: Reading

Car: Toyota Fortuner

Pets: Three dogs

Miscellaneous Dislikes: Dishonesty, sugar and doubt

Favourite Other South African Company: Discovery Health

Favourite Foreign Company: Samsung

Married: To Meryl, since 1990

Children: Daniella, 25; David, 19; Eitan, 18

Clubs: Wanderers Golf Club

Edited by Martin Zhuwakinyu
Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor

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