Full Name: Clinton Trevor Holcroft

Position: CEO of Serco Industries

Main Activity of the Company: Serco manufactures insulated and dry freight truck bodies and semi-trailers for Southern Africa’s transport and logistic sector

Date and Place of Birth: June 14, 1970, Durban, South Africa

Education: CA(SA)

First Job: Price Waterhouse South Africa

Career History Prior to Current Position: I served my articles at Price Waterhouse, before joining Serco Group in 1994. Starting as a repair branch manager, I was promoted to group financial accountant in 1996, GM in 1998, MD in 2007 and CEO in 2019

Size of First Pay Packet: About R1 500 a month

First job with Present Group: Repair branch manager for KwaZulu-Natal

Value of Assets under Your Control: Group sales of R320-million for 2021

Number of People under Your Leadership: 400

Management Style: Participative and results driven

Personal Best Achievement: Obtaining my CA(SA) qualification, being elected president of the Durban chapter of Entrepreneurs Organisation in 2021, and my family

Professional Best Achievement: Serco winning the KwaZulu-Natal Productivity SA Award in 2019 and the Gold Award at Automechanika Johannesburg for trailer thermal performance, also in 2019, and celebrating its fortieth anniversary in 2021

Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Life: My immediate family, and my wife in particular

Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Career: My father, who encouraged me to join the family business, as well as my team at Serco and my colleagues at Entrepreneurs Organisation South Africa

Person You Would Most Like to Meet: Elon Musk

Businessperson Who Has Impressed You Most: Alan Mulally – he helped turn Ford around

Philosophy of Life: “If it was easy, everyone would be doing it.” This is what I say to my team when the going gets tough

Biggest Ever Opportunity: I am always looking ahead to new opportunities

Biggest Ever Disappointment: South Africa’s slide down the productivity rankings in the past few years and the fact that, while many countries are improving per capita gross domestic product, we have been struggling to grow our economy

Hope for the Future: Sustainable growth for South Africa

Favourite Reading: The latest books I have read are Excellence Wins, by Horst Schulze, and Free to Focus, by Michael Hyatt

Favourite TV Programme: I am trying to reduce watching TV but I enjoy sports

Favourite Food/Drink: Durban curry and daily health smoothie; a good wine to enjoy with friends

Favourite Music: The latest top 20

Favourite Sport: Mountain biking, golf and rugby

Favourite Website: Blinkist, Microsoft To Do and Spotify

Hobbies: Mountain biking, surfing, golf, being active

Car: BMW – I would like to go hybrid or electric when the infrastructure is better supported

Pets: A Siamese cat

Miscellaneous Dislikes: People who make excuses instead of taking ownership to get things done

Favourite Other South African Company: Naspers – for becoming a global player and because I like shopping at Takealot

Favourite Foreign Company: Apple

Married: To Wendy van Eggelen

Children: Jared and Thomas

Clubs: Entrepreneurs Organisation