Full Name: Lucas Tseki

Position: CEO of Concor

Main Activity of the Company: Concor provides diversified infrastructure, building and opencast mining services

Date and Place of Birth: Fouriesburg, Free State

Education: BCom (corporate finance, investment and information systems), University of the Witwatersrand (Wits)

First Job: Business analyst at Accenture

Career History Prior to Current Position: Deputy chairperson of Southern Palace Group

Size of First Pay Packet: R5 000 a month

First Job with Present Group: Executive: investments and funding

Value of Assets under Your Control: R700-million

Number of People under Your Leadership: 3 600

Management Style: Transformative leadership

Personal Best Achievement: Running an ultramarathon

Professional Best Achievement: Conceptualisation and development of the Concor idea

Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Life: Barack Obama

Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Career: Jeff Bezos

Person You Would Most Like to Meet: Barack Obama

Businessperson Who Has Impressed You Most: Elon Musk

Philosophy of Life: “The virtue of all achievements is victory over oneself. Those who know this victory can never know defeat” – AJ Cronin

Biggest Ever Opportunity: Acceptance at Wits

Biggest Ever Disappointment: Not appreciating early enough that failure is part and parcel of progress in life

Hope for the Future: Mindfulness

Favourite Reading: Man’s Search for Meaning, by Viktor E Frankl

Favourite TV Programme: Global news

Favourite Food/Drink: Peri peri chicken

Favourite Music: Rap

Favourite Sport: Soccer

Favourite Website: www.43folders.com

Hobbies: Soccer, reading, jogging and automotive tuning

Car: Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG

Pets: Yellow Labrador retriever

Miscellaneous Dislikes: Smoking

Favourite Other South African Company: Naspers

Favourite Foreign Company: Amazon

Married: To Dr Tendani Tseki, since 2009

Children: Tokelo, 10; Tshwanelo, 6; Tlotliso, 4

Clubs: Kaizer Chiefs, Manchester City and Barcelona