Full Name: Flora Jika
Position: Logistics director of Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa
Main Activity of the Company: Sales and distribution of Coca-Cola beverages
Date and Place of Birth: August 2, 1982, Johannesburg
Education: BSc (mining engineering) and graduate diploma in engineering (industrial engineering), University of the Witwatersrand
First Job: Mining engineer, Anglo American Coal
Career History Prior to Current Position: Mining engineer, executive assistant, depot manager, logistics services manager for the Gauteng region, warehousing and strategy manager, national logistics services manager
Size of First Pay Packet: R7 000 a month (net)
First Job with Present Group: Executive assistant
Value of Assets under Your Control: R3-billion
Number of People under Your Leadership: 2 400 employees and transport contractors
Management Style: Performance driven
Personal Best Achievement: Taking part in the 2019 Old Mutual Two Oceans ultramarathon, covering 56 km
Professional Best Achievement: Innovation in trailer design and capacity, which has seen me introducing a 29 m truck-trailer combination at Coca-Cola Beverages
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Life: My children have transformed my life
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Career: Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa MD Velaphi Ratshefola – he recruited me in 2008 and has been my mentor ever since
Person You Would Most Like to Meet: Barack Obama
Businessperson Who Has Impressed You Most: Patrice Motsepe
Philosophy of Life: The worst thing that can happen is getting ‘No’ for an answer when you ask for something
Biggest Ever Opportunity: My current position
Biggest Ever Disappointment: Theft by trusted people
Hope for the Future: That there will not be any fatalities on South Africa’s roads
Favourite Reading: The Bible
Favourite TV Programme: News
Favourite Food/Drink: Coke Zero
Favourite Music: None
Favourite Sport: Long-distance running
Hobbies: Long-distance running
Car: Mercedes-Benz
Pets: None
Miscellaneous Dislikes: Pets
Favourite Other South African Company: Vodacom
Favourite Foreign Company: Emirates
Married: Single
Children: Palesa, 13; Esethu 5
Clubs: FatCats Athletics Club