Full Name: Cathleen Bayne

Position: MD of Nuvo Consulting

Main Activity of the Company: Project, cost and construction management

Date and Place of Birth: July 14, 1975, Johannesburg

Education: National diploma in interior design, BTech, PMP and PAT

First Job: Interior designer at Standard Bank of South Africa

Career History Prior to Current Position: Interior designer at Standard Bank, 1996 to 2001; project manager at Standard Bank, 2001 to 2005; head of the drawing and design office at Standard Bank, 2005 to 2007; hotels design manager at City Lodge Hotels, 2007 to 2014; preconstruction manager at AECOM, 2014 to 2015; design and engineering manager at AECOM, 2015 to 2016; engineering, procurement and construction management country manager at Shell AECOM, 2016 to 2017; senior project manager at JLL, 2017 to 2018; project director at JLL, 2018 to 2020; project director at Nuvo Consulting, 2020 to 2021; and MD at Nuvo Consulting, since 2021

Size of First Pay Packet: R1 800 a month

First Job with Present Group: Project director

Value of Assets under Your Control: A turnover of about R175-million in the past 12 months

Number of People under Your Leadership: 15

Management Style: Collaborative

Personal Best Achievement: Not stated

Professional Best Achievement: Being appointed MD of Nuvo Consulting, and tripling growth in two years, along with creating a strong black woman team

Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Life: My mother

Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Career: Standard Bank head of Property and Premises Precilla Pather

Person You Would Most Like to Meet: It would be Nelson Mandela, if he was still alive

Businessperson Who Has Impressed You Most: Nuvo Group CEO Andrew Stockil

Philosophy of Life: Put in the hard work

Biggest Ever Opportunity: Joining Nuvo Consulting and earning a share of the business

Biggest Ever Disappointment: A nine-month employment with a company that could not recognise its own potential and was too internally focused to move forward in the market

Hope for the Future: Financial freedom, and to live near the ocean

Favourite Reading: Elizabeth George and Kathy Reichs

Favourite TV Programme: Any true crime documentary

Favourite Food/Drink: Hamburgers

Favourite Music: 80’s and 90’s alternative

Favourite Sport: To watch – the South Africa national rugby team

Favourite Website: None

Hobbies: Mentoring young black built environment professionals

Car: Hyundai Creta

Pets: Brother and sister Yorkshire Terriers that are ten years old

Miscellaneous Dislikes: Fish and seafood, as well as large crowds

Favourite Other South African Company: A nongovernmental organisation called Khulisa

Favourite Foreign Company: None

Married: To Rachelle Edelman, since December 16, 2010

Children: None

Clubs: None