Chandru Wadhwani

19th June 2015

By: Zandile Mavuso

Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor: Features

  

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Full Name: Chandru Gope Wadhwani
Position: Joint MD of Extrupet

Main Activity of the Company: Recycling of plastic bottles

Date and Place of Birth: December 22, 1966, Freetown, Sierra Leone

Education: BSc (business studies), City University Business School, London, UK

First Job: Foreign exchange clerk, Banque Nationale de Paris, London, UK

Career History Prior to Current Position: Not stated

Size of First Pay Packet: £750 a month

First Job with Present Group: GM

Value of Assets under Your Control: Not stated

Number of People under Your Leadership: 520

Management Style: Not stated

Personal Best Achievement: The birth of my sons

Professional Best Achievement: Winning over Woolworths to support the use of recycled plastics in its packaging

Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Life: My mother

Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Career: My mother

Person You Would Most Like to Meet: My late grandfather, who was not only an accomplished businessperson, but also a visionary ahead of his time on social and environmental issues in post-British India

Businessperson Who Has Impressed You Most: Richard Branson – I admire his ‘voice’ and willingness to be engaged on all subjects

Philosophy of Life: If you think you can, or you think you can’t . . . you are right

Biggest Ever Opportunity: Every opportunity we get to engage children on the subject of the environment. You see the possibility of meaningful change beaming from their eyes. There is no greater opportunity than that

Biggest Ever Disappointment: The brand owner we could not convince to walk the talk

Hope for the Future: That we all open our minds and calendars to ponder the uncomfortable truths of our modern lifestyles

Favourite Reading: The Economist

Favourite TV Programme: Documentaries

Favourite Food/Drink: Lebanese / Craft beer

Favourite Music: Jazz

Favourite Sport: Golf

Favourite Website: BBC.com

Hobbies: Travel, reading, golf

Car: Audi A5

Pets: None

Miscellaneous Dislikes: Absurdly loud motorbikes

Favourite Other South African Company: Richemont

Favourite Foreign Company: Apple

Married: To Shana, since August 25, 2002

Children: Aman and Arjun

Clubs: Royal Johannesburg and Kensington Golf Club

Edited by Martin Zhuwakinyu
Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor

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