Full Name: Cynthia Nomsa Pongweni
Position: FD, Mineworkers Investment Company (MIC)
Main Activity of the Company: Investment holding company
Date and Place of Birth: October 13, 1977, Chiredzi, Zimbabwe
Education: MBA, Chicago Booth Business School, US; CA(SA)
First Job: Articled clerk, Deloitte Harare, Zimbabwe
Career History Prior to Current Position: Not stated
Size of First Pay Packet: Z$2 350 a month
First Job with Present Group: FD
Value of Assets under Your Control: MIC’s total assets are valued at R6.9-billion
Number of People under Your Leadership: Not stated
Management Style: Consultative
Personal Best Achievement: Being selected as one of Poets&Quants’ 2017 top 50 executive MBA students globally
Professional Best Achievement: Being appointed a partner at Deloitte at the age of 29
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Life: My mother
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Career: Hugh Wright, staff partner at Deloitte Harare
Person You Would Most Like to Meet: Barack Obama
Businessperson Who Has Impressed You Most: Elon Musk
Philosophy of Life: It is based on this prayer: God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; the courage to change the things I can; and the wisdom to know the difference
Biggest Ever Opportunity: Studying for an MBA at Chicago Booth Business School, a top-five business school globally
Biggest Ever Disappointment: Not qualifying to study medicine. At the tender age of 18, this was a huge disappointment; however, with hindsight, I now realise that everything happens for a reason and am content with the career path I took
Hope for the Future: That my daughter lives in a world where the opportunities available to her and her success are not determined by her gender
Favourite Reading: The Prophet, by Khalil Gibran
Favourite TV Programme: Masterchef Australia
Favourite Food/Drink: Seafood
Favourite Music: RnB
Favourite Sport: Cricket
Favourite Website: www.cricinfo.com
Hobbies: Running and golf
Car: Mercedes-Benz
Pets: None
Miscellaneous Dislikes: People who do not pull their weight; disrespectful people and practices
Favourite Other South African Company: Naspers
Favourite Foreign Company: Amazon
Married: To Takunda Pongweni, since February 24, 2012
Children: Ruvarashe, 3
Clubs: None