Ryan Robertson

14th October 2016

  

Font size: - +

Full Name: Ryan Robertson

Position: Director, Vert Energy

Main Activity of the Company: Electric power generation

Date and Place of Birth: January 30, 1983

Education: Matric, Dainfern College; BCom, University of Johannesburg

First Job: Store assistant at Ed Holding golf shop

Career History Prior to Current Position: After completing my university studies, I joined a team of entrepreneurs focusing on executive coaching, digital marketing and the media. This mentorship and experience inspired me to form Vert Marketing, a company that was based on paperless communication and leveraged digital platforms in the form of electronic brochures, websites, bulk email and digital signage. In 2011, my father and I established Vert Energy, after a management takeover of the electric power generation business of Leroy Somer EPG

Size of First Pay Packet: R2 500 a month

First Job with Present Group: Business development manager

Value of Assets under Your Control: Not stated

Number of People under Your Leadership: 16

Management Style: Participative in outlining expectations; however, I expect my team to own and manage the task; open-door policy

Personal Best Achievement: Not stated

Professional Best Achievement: The double-digit year-on-year growth of Vert Energy as a startup in a tough economic climate

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

Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Career: Xavier Trenchant, president of Leroy Somer EPG, the world’s largest producer of alternators used in electric power generation, and Kevin Donaldson, owner of Diesel Electric Services

Person You Would Most Like to Meet: Ernest Hemingway – he had a passion for life and all things grand; he lived, loved and left a legacy in the books he wrote

Businessperson Who Has Impressed You Most: Brian Joffe

Philosophy of Life: Live life to the fullest; love what you do; try to make a positive impact and leave a legacy

Biggest Ever Opportunity: The African continent, which presents South African businesses with the biggest opportunity for growth and development

Biggest Ever Disappointment: The doctors who discouraged me from studying medicine in South Africa when I entered a job-shadowing programme before leaving school

Hope for the Future: That young South Africans who are passionate, motivated, skilled professionals and artisans embark on entrepreneurial ventures that drive job creation and social cohesion, with the support of provincial governments

Favourite Reading: Biographies and autobiographies of influential business and community leaders

Favourite TV Programme: Discovery Channel

Favourite Food/Drink: Wine and champagne

Favourite Music: Classic 80s pop and rock

Favourite Sport: Golf

Favourite Website: Facebook, as it integrates feature articles from News24, the Wall Street Journal, Fortune Magazine and many more through the news feed

Hobbies: Travelling, food and wine, gardening

Car: BMW

Pets: None

Miscellaneous Dislikes: Pessimistic and complacent people

Favourite Other South African Company: Bidvest

Favourite Foreign Company: Uber – it has solved a global problem by providing public transport in areas where no infrastructure was previously available

Married: Single

Children: None

Clubs: Dainfern Golf and Country Club

Edited by Martin Zhuwakinyu
Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor

Comments

The content you are trying to access is only available to subscribers.

If you are already a subscriber, you can Login Here.

If you are not a subscriber, you can subscribe now, by selecting one of the below options.

For more information or assistance, please contact us at subscriptions@creamermedia.co.za.

Option 1 (equivalent of R125 a month):

Receive a weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine
(print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
Receive daily email newsletters
Access to full search results
Access archive of magazine back copies
Access to Projects in Progress
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format

Option 2 (equivalent of R375 a month):

All benefits from Option 1
PLUS
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports, in PDF format, on various industrial and mining sectors including Electricity; Water; Energy Transition; Hydrogen; Roads, Rail and Ports; Coal; Gold; Platinum; Battery Metals; etc.

Already a subscriber?

Forgotten your password?

MAGAZINE & ONLINE

SUBSCRIBE

RESEARCH CHANNEL AFRICA

SUBSCRIBE

CORPORATE PACKAGES

CLICK FOR A QUOTATION