Full Name: Denver Dreyer

Position: CEO of WorleyParsons RSA (WPRSA)

Main Activity of the Company: Provision of advisory, project management and engineering services for the mining, chemicals, hydrocarbons, power and infrastructure sectors

Date and Place of Birth: April 23, 1975, Firgrove, Western Cape

Education: BSc (electrical engineering), University of Cape Town, 1997

First Job: Engineer-in-training, SANS Fibres

Career History Prior to Current Position: I spent ten years at SANS Fibres and four years at KV3 Engineers (before it was acquired by WPRSA in 2010)

Size of First Pay Packet: R6 000 a month

First Job with Present Group: Business unit manager

Value of Assets under Your Control: WorleyParsons is a professional services company with over 500 employees

Number of People under Your Leadership: Over 500

Management Style: Engaged, energetic and output-driven

Personal Best Achievement: Completing my first marathon and Half Ironman in 2015

Professional Best Achievement: Being appointed CEO of WorleyParsons South Africa

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

Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Career: Dr Franklin Sonn

Person You Would Most Like to Meet: Barack Obama

Businessperson Who Has Impressed You Most: John Grill, chairperson and nonexecutive director of WorleyParsons

Philosophy of Life: Learn, Relearn and Unlearn and make it happen

Biggest Ever Opportunity: Being awarded a bursary by AECI

Biggest Ever Disappointment: Not having done more to make the retrenchment of people from WorleyParsons South Africa and the companies I worked for previously more humane

Hope for the Future: That South Africa achieves the highest developing-country gross domestic product growth and that I am part of making it happen – creating sustainable prosperity and improvement of life for all our citizens

Favourite Reading: Bryce Courtenay and Deon Meyer

Favourite TV Programme: Old war movies

Favourite Food/Drink: My wife’s lamb casserole and Wembley Roadhouse menu

Favourite Music: Jazz

Favourite Sport: Golf, rugby, cricket and soccer

Favourite Website: News24

Hobbies: Triathlon, archery and outdoor life

Car: Landrover Discovery 4, BMW 3 Series

Pets: German shepherd and Siberian husky

Miscellaneous Dislikes: People who dishonour other people in their workplace

Favourite Other South African Company: Sibanye Gold

Favourite Foreign Company: Apple

Married: To Brunhilda, since April 24, 1999

Children: Claire, 16; Morgan, 12; Alexander, 4

Clubs: None