David Bennett

14th December 2012

By: Nomvelo Buthelezi

  

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Full Name: David John Bennett

Position: MD: roads at Basil Read

Main Activity of the Company: Construction, mining and consulting engineering

Date and Place of Birth: January 1, 1978, Durban

Education: Professional engineer

First Job: Junior site engineer for Basil Read in Swaziland

Career History Prior to Current Position: Over the last 12 years, I have progressed through the ranks, holding various positions in the construction division prior to my appointment as an executive director

Size of First Pay Packet: R 11 500 a month

First Job with Present Group: Junior site engineer

Value of Assets under Your Control: It varies between R800-million and R1.5-billion

Number of People under Your Leadership: About 280

Management Style: I lead by example and am very production orientated, given the type of work environment in which we operate

Personal Best Achievement: My children – a boy aged 3 and identical twin girls

Professional Best Achievement: Being appointed the youngest divisional MD in the 65-year history of the company

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

Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Career: Marius Heyns

Person You Would Most Like to Meet: It is a toss-up between Robin Williams and Jay Leno

Businessperson Who Has Impressed You Most: Clem Sunter

Philosophy of Life: The only way to predict your future is to create it

Biggest Ever Opportunity: Being given the reins of the Atterbury road project at a young age

Biggest Ever Disappointment: My career is too short for me to have experienced any significant disappointment

Hope for the Future: That government infrastructure spend materialises and that the South African Roads Agency Limited is given more responsibility over roads expenditure at provincial level, over and above its current national routes focus

Favourite Reading: Light-hearted fiction

Favourite TV Programme: 30 Rock

Favourite Food/Drink: A few beers around a braai

Favourite Music: Maroon 5

Favourite Sport: Rugby and boxing

Favourite Website: YouTube and HowStuffWorks

Hobbies: Triathlons and flyfishing

Car: Toyota Fortuner

Pets: Two miniature schnauzers and a Shar Pei

Miscellaneous Dislikes: ‘Glass-is-half-empty’ sort of people

Favourite Other South African Company: Sasol

Favourite Foreign Company: Apple

Edited by Martin Zhuwakinyu
Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor

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