Alex Ackron
Full Name: Alex Johan Closs Ackron
Position: MD, High Power Equipment Africa (HPE)
Main Activity of the Company: HPE is the sole distributor of Hyundai earthmoving equipment in Southern Africa
Date and Place of Birth: March 13, 1979, Pretoria
Education: BCom (financial management), University of South Africa, 2001; global executive development programme (completed with distinction), Gordon Institute of Business Science, 2015
First Job: Portfolio manager, Spire Property Services, February 2005 to December 2006
Career History Prior to Current Position: Branch manager, CSE Equipment, a division of Capital Equipment Group, an Invicta Holdings company, October 2011 to May 2012; MD, CSE Equipment, June 2012 to September 2013
Size of First Pay Packet: R11 000 a month
First Job with Present Group: National manager, Turf Division – CSE Equipment, June 2007 to September 2011
Value of Assets under Your Control: More than R300-million
Number of People under Your Leadership: About 75
Management Style: My management style is determined by the situation presented; I lead by example at all times
Personal Best Achievement: Sailing around the world
Professional Best Achievement: Being the youngest MD in the Invicta group
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Life: My family
Person Who has had the Biggest Influence on Your Career: Capital Equipment Group CEO Anthony Sinclair, whom I worked with for ten years
Person You Would Most Like to Meet: Albert Einstein, Jan Smuts
Philosophy of Life: The harder you work, the luckier you become
Hope for the Future: Economic growth and sustainability in South Africa
Favourite Reading: Complete Fly-Fishing, biographies
Favourite Food/Drink: Red wine and bobotie
Favourite Music: This depends on my mood
Favourite Sport: Rugby
Favourite Website: Google
Hobbies: I have, from a young age, been a keen sportsperson and participated in the following activities: rugby, squash, karate, sailing, canoeing, cycling, working out in the gym, running, scuba diving, skydiving, deep-sea fishing, spear fishing and fly-fishing
Car: 320 i BMW and Land Rover
Pets: None
Favourite Other South African Company: South African Breweries
Married: To Alexandra Manson, since March 22, 2013
Children: Ella Sophia Molly (born on April 2, 2015)
Clubs: Not stated
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