Full Name: Tebogo Immaculate Raaleka
Position: National product specialist: structural steels
Main Activity of the Company: Macsteel is a manufacturer, merchandiser and distributor of steel and value-added steel products
Date and Place of Birth: April 13, 1986, Soweto, Johannesburg
Education: BSc (Eng) (civil engineering), University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), 2007; MDP, Stellenbosch University Business School, 2009; GDE (industrial engineering), Wits, 2011; MBA (cum laude), Wits Business School, 2017
First Job: Candidate engineer, Aurecon
Career History Prior to Current Position: Engineering sales manager, Macsteel Trading; group business development manager, Macsteel Service Centres
Size of First Pay Packet: A R8 000 one-off payment for two weeks' vacation work that I did during my second year at Wits
First Job with Present Group: Engineering sales manager
Value of Assets under Your Control: Not stated
Number of People under Your Leadership: I manage project teams of variying sizes on a project-by-project basis
Management Style: Consultative
Personal Best Achievement: Graduating with an MBA degree with distinction
Professional Best Achievement: Successfully running a structural steel manufacturing unit for over six years and processing over 12 000 t of steel over that period for various construction projects across Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Life: My family
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Career: My wife
Person You Would Most Like to Meet: Patrice Motsepe and Barack Obama
Businessperson Who Has Impressed You Most: Telkom CEO Sipho Maseko
Philosophy of Life: I can achieve anything I set my mind on. I always remind myself of this
Biggest Ever Opportunity: I have had many great opportunities but feel the biggest ever is yet to come
Biggest Ever Disappointment: Too many to mention
Hope for the Future: That this nation prospers to its maximum potential
Favourite Reading: Business books
Favourite TV Programme: Explained (Netflix TV series)
Favourite Food/Drink: Sushi and uphuthu namasi/water and beer
Favourite Music: I listen to anything – as long as it moves me and connects with my emotions
Favourite Sport: Soccer
Favourite Website: www.google.com
Hobbies: Travelling and hiking
Car: Renault Megane
Pets: None
Favourite Other South African Company: South African Breweries and Sibanye-Stillwater
Favourite Foreign Company: Google
Married: To Siyamanga Raaleka
Children: Three girls – Kamogelo, Yamasa and Bogaka
Clubs: None