Full Name: EA Salvador Freiherr von Neuberg
Position: CEO of Bilfinger Power Africa
Main Activity of the Company: Design, fabrication, construction, maintenance and life extension in the power generation, petrochemicals, pulp and paper and mining and allied industries
Date and Place of Birth: May 20, 1945, Madrid, Spain
Education: BCom
First Job: Technical clerk at K Reichenback KG, in Germany
Career History Prior to Current Position: Industriewerke Karlsruhe Augsburg (IWKA), Germany, 1967 to 1986; South African Compensators (an IWKA subsidiary), 1974 to 1986; MD of five Steinmüller subsidiaries in Johannesburg, 1987 to 1998; MD and shareholder of Johannesburg-based Arminco, 1999 to 2003; chairperson of KOG Group, in Johannesburg, 2004 to 2008; CEO of Bilfinger Power Africa (previously Bilfinger Berger Power Holdings) from 2008 to date
Size of First Pay Packet: €200 a month
First Job with Present Group: MD of Steinmüller Mining & Piping Systems in 1994
Value of Assets under Your Control: R535-million
Number of People under Your Leadership: 5 148 direct reports and contractors
Management Style: A mixture of consultative and autocratic leading, depending on the situation
Personal Best Achievement: My 46-year marriage
Professional Best Achievement: To have a 50-year-old South African company achieving a record performance for 2012
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Life: My wife
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Career: Lothar Freitage, former MD of Steinmüller Africa
Person You Would Most Like to Meet: Nelson Mandela
Businessperson Who Has Impressed You Most: Gerd Lesser, CEO of Bilfinger Power Systems, our parent company in Germany
Philosophy of Life: Work hard, play hard
Biggest Ever Opportunity: Being transferred to South Africa
Biggest Ever Disappointment: I once jumped into a shallow lake; as a result, I fractured my neck
Hope for the Future: That I stay healthy and enjoy my retirement
Favourite Reading: Financial magazines
Favourite TV Programme: Discovery channel
Favourite Food/Drink: Any well-prepared meat/wine
Favourite Music: Jazz (New Orleans)
Favourite Sport: Golf
Favourite Website: Property sites
Hobbies: Cooking
Car: Mercedes-Benz
Pets: None
Miscellaneous Dislikes: Arrogant people
Favourite Other South African Company: South African Breweries
Favourite Foreign Company: Besides Bilfinger, I admire Apple
Married: To Gerlinde
Children: Joerg, 43; Nicole, 41
Clubs: None