Full Name: Johannes Musel

Position: CEO of Hitachi Power Africa

Main Activity of the Company: Thermal power business in Southern Africa

Date and Place of Birth: December 14, 1954, Austria

Education: Mechanical engineering and business administration

First Job: Commissioning engineer

Career History Prior to Current Position: I worked for the predecessor companies of what became Hitachi Power Europe, initially as commissioning engineer and project manager, before assuming executive positions in Austria, Brazil, the US, Germany and South Africa

Size of First Pay Packet: R1 200 a month

First Job with Present Group: Commissioning engineer

Value of Assets under Your Control: Not stated

Number of People under Your Leadership: 476

Management Style: Participative and goal-orientated

Personal Best Achievement: My family

Professional Best Achievement: Establishing and managing organisations in different cultural environments

Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Life: Too many to mention

Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Career: Lothar Freitag and Klaus Dieter Rennert

Person You Would Most Like to Meet: Warren Buffett

Businessperson Who Has Impressed You Most: Warren Buffett

Philosophy of Life: Look forward, add value and do not waste time

Biggest Ever Opportunity: Re-establishing the boiler industry in South Africa

Biggest Ever Disappointment: None

Hope for the Future: Successful cooperation between government and industry to create an industrial environment that attracts foreign investments, creates jobs and quality and productivity that are internationally competitive

Favourite Reading: Adventure, autobiographies, history and business and science

Favourite TV Programme: None

Favourite Food/Drink: Grapes in any form

Favourite Music: 60s and 70s rock blues, light classical

Favourite Sport: Golf, tennis and Formula 1

Favourite Website: None

Hobbies: Golf, travelling and reading

Car: VW Touareg

Pets: Sasha, our dog

Miscellaneous Dislikes: Negativity

Favourite Other South African Company: None

Favourite Foreign Company: Red Bull

Married: To Kim

Children: Annabella and Iris

Clubs: Country Club Johannesburg