Name: Eric Wisse
Position: Acting CEO, Concor
Main Activity of the Company: Construction
Date and Place of Birth: January 30, 1968, the Netherlands
Education: BEng (civil engineering), Stellenbosch University; MEng (engineering management), University of Pretoria
First Job: Site engineer
Career History Prior to Current Position: I was a bursar of Savage & Lovemore (East Cape), which later became part of Group Five. After graduating, I started my career in 1992 as site engineer on the Taung dam and have been involved in various construction projects across South Africa and the Southern African Development Community region
Size of First Pay Packet: R2 700 a month
First Job with Present Group: Contracts director
Value of Assets under Your Control: About R1.6-billion
Number of People under Your Leadership: Concor employs about 3 000 people
Management Style: Participative – I am part of a team
Personal Best Achievement: Being happily married for 25 years and raising two children
Professional Best Achievement: Leading Concor in the current difficult construction environment
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Life: My parents – they taught me that nothing in life can be taken for granted and that everything must be earned
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Career: Frik Venter, previous MD of Group Five and Concor
Person You Would Most Like to Meet: Bono, of U2
Businessperson Who Has Impressed You Most: Richard Branson
Philosophy of Life: Work hard, play hard
Biggest Ever Opportunity: Starting my construction career
Biggest Ever Disappointment: I have forgotten
Hope for the Future: That South Africa becomes a thriving economy that eradicates unemployment
Favourite Reading: Sports biographies
Favourite TV Programme: SEAL Team
Favourite Food/Drink: Lamb chops/beer
Favourite Music: U2
Favourite Sport: Mountain biking
Favourite Website: Not stated
Hobbies: Mountain biking, adventure motor biking
Car: Land Rover Discovery
Pets: Two dogs and a cat
Miscellaneous Dislikes: Laziness and lateness
Favourite Other South African Company: South African Breweries
Favourite Foreign Company: Virgin
Married: To Soria, since 1994
Children: Elzaan, 17; Heinrich, 16
Clubs: Fourteen of them – they are gathering dust