Full Name: Lenny Govender
Position: Group CFO of Macsteel
Main Activity of the Company: Manufacture of steel products
Date and Place of Birth: April 1, 1977
Education: CA (SA); MBA, Gordon Institute of Business Science
First Job: Articled clerk at E&Y
Career History Prior to Current Position: Basil Read – head of group finance and CFO at Basil Read Mining; Efficient Engineering Group – group CFO; Weatherford International – MD: South Africa and East Africa; Sasol – CFO: Sasol Financing; E&Y – senior manager: forensic investigations and dispute resolution
Management Style: Collaborative and engaging
Personal Best Achievement: Having a daughter who shares a birthday with Liverpool Football Club (FC), which is June 3
Personal Best Achievement: Leading complex negotiations with the lenders and guarantee providers to conclude a debt standstill agreement for Basil Read
Person Who Has the Biggest Influence on Your Life: My father
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Career: Frederico Justus, at Weatherford
Person You Would Most Like to Meet: Liverpool FC manager Jürgen Klopp
Businessperson Who Has Impressed You Most: Warren Buffett
Philosophy of Life: Do not worry about the things that you cannot control; instead, focus your energy on what you can control
Biggest Ever Opportunity: Joining Macsteel
Hope for the Future: That people focus on building a better future for us all and stop being divisive
Favourite TV Programme: Billions
Favourite Food/Drink: Lamb briyani made by my youngest brother
Favourite Music: Old Skool
Favourite Sport: Football
Favourite Website: dailymaverick.co.za
Hobbies: Watching Liverpool FC, reading and watching Netflix
Miscellaneous Dislikes: Not stated
Favourite South African Company: Sasol
Favourite Foreign Company: Google
Married: To Shereen
Children: Shane, 17; Keegan, 12; Jaime, 9
Clubs: Not stated