Full Name: Bubele Nyiba
Position: CEO of the Rose Foundation
Main Activity of the Company: Promoting and encouraging the environmentally responsible management of used oils and related waste in South Africa
Date and Place of Birth: April 4, 1970, Centane, in the former Transkei
Education: BA, University of the Western Cape (UWC), 1993; HDE, UWC, 1994; BEd, UWC, 1995; MBA, University of Cape Town, 2012
First Job: High school teacher
Career History Prior to Current Position: Teacher trainer, USWE, 1995 to 1997; skills trainer and account executive, Old Mutual, 1997 to 2001; human resources manager, national sales manager and capabilities manager, Engen, 2001 to 2016
Size of First Pay Packet: R36 000 a year
First Job with Present Group: CEO
Value of Assets under Your Control: R45-million
Number of People under Your Leadership: Three
Management Style: Management by exception
Personal Best Achievement: Climbing Table Mountain four times in a month
Professional Best Achievement: The awarding of double-sided 1 Stop service stations on the N4 highway to a black-owned company
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Life: My grandmother
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Career: Richard Crow, who employed me for my first job at Engen
Person You Would Most Like to Meet: Barack Obama
Businessperson Who Has Impressed You Most: Brian Joffe
Philosophy of Life: I was not born for myself
Biggest Ever Opportunity: Appointment as CEO of the Rose Foundation
Biggest Ever Disappointment: When South Africa failed to qualify to host the 2006 FIFA World Cup
Hope for the Future: That South Africa is led by leaders of a high moral standard so that we do not become another failed African State
Favourite Reading: The Bible and Malcom Gladwell books
Favourite TV Programme: Top Gear
Favourite Food/Drink: Samp and beans
Favourite Music: Jaz
Favourite Sport: Soccer
Favourite Website: Google
Hobbies: Hiking
Car: Three
Pets: None
Miscellaneous Dislikes: People who do not work to their full potential
Favourite Other South African Company: Bidvest
Favourite Foreign Company: Berkshire Hathaway
Married: To Boniswa Sidlai, since December 15, 2001
Children: Ntsika, 20; Khaka, 14; Nqaba, 11