Full Name: Detlev Duve
Position: MD of Dachser Intelligent Logistics
Main Activity of the Company: Freight forwarding, air and sea logistics, and project cargo
Date and Place of Birth: Hamburg, Germany November 30, 1968
Education: After shortening my freight forwarding apprenticeship period from two-and-a-half years to two years, I qualified with distinction and was awarded an honorary certificate from the Bundesverband Spedition und Lagerei on June, 27, 1990
First Job: HVG Globus, a P&O daughter company
Career History Prior to Current Position: After my stint at HVG Globus, I joined a smaller forwarding company called Monnard Spedition and worked for that company until I relocated back to South Africa in 1995 and joined our family business, Jonen Freight. In February 2011,Jonen Freight and Dachser & Co completed a joint venture deal which transformed our company into a global enterprise with a global network of owned offices and a total staff complement of over 25 000
Size of First Pay Packet: Not stated
First Job with Present Group: MD/country manager
Value of Assets under Your Control: R200-million
Number of People under Your Leadership: 230
Management Style: A mixture of authoritative, democratic and coaching
Personal Best Achievement: Having a great family
Professional Best Achievement: Successfully running the companies we own
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your life: My father, Hartmut
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Career: Bernd Majewski, my second MD in Germany
Person You Would Most Like to Meet: Sir Richard Branson
Businessperson Who Has Impressed You Most: Patrick Graham, Sensako
Philosophy of Life: One life; live it
Biggest Ever Opportunity: Being able to study and travel overseas
Biggest Ever Disappointment: One Light, One World Project 1999/2000
Hope for the Future: That South Africa starts to turn
Favourite Reading: Dan Brown
Favourite TV Programme: Survivor
Favourite Food/Drink: Greek food
Favourite Music: Italian
Favourite Sport: Golf
Favourite Website: Google.com
Hobbies: Travelling and fixing things around holiday homes
Car: Range Rover Sport
Pets: None
Miscellaneous Dislikes: Arrogance and showing off
Favourite Other South African Company: Heneways
Favourite Foreign Company: Dachser SE
Married: To Heather, since April 1988
Children: Tanya, 28; Rainer, 23
Clubs: Sandy Lane Golf Club