Full Name: Dirk Rudolph Steinberg

Position: CEO and financial director of Kwikspace Modular Buildings

Main Activity of the Company: Fabrication of modular buildings and components for sale and rental markets across various industries

Date and Place of Birth: 1968, Springs, on Gauteng’s East Rand

Schools and Tertiary Education: BCom Accounting (Hons), Rand Afrikaans University (now the University of Johannesburg), 1990; CA(SA), South African Institute of Chartered Accountants, 1991; Finance and Business Control, IMD Switzerland, 2006; Management Development Programme, Gordon Institute of Business Science, 2009

First Job: Articled clerk at Ernst & Young

Career History Prior to Current Position: I worked in audit at Ernst & Young from 1991 to 1994, after which I worked in the automotive industry (component manufacturing) from 1994 to 1998. This was followed by a stint at ABB, in the electrical engineering sector, from 1998 to 2006. I then worked for engineering and construction group Murray & Roberts and its subsidiaries from 2006 to 2014. I have been with Kwikspace Modular Buildings since 2014

Size of First Pay Packet: It was a nominal amount

First Job with Present Group: Financial director, in 2014

Value of Assets under Your Control: About R500-million to R1-billion

Number of People under Your Leadership: 400

Management Style: Cooperative empowerment

Personal Best Achievement: Appointment as financial director at the age of 30

Professional Best Achievement: Growing Kwikspace Modular Buildings’ national footprint to ten branches

Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Life: Hannelie, my wife of 30 years

Person(s) Who Has/Have Had the Biggest Influence on Your Career: The management team at Kwikspace

Person You Would Most Like to Have Met: American actor and film producer Bruce Willis, whose career has made him a prominent figure in Hollywood, known for his tough-guy persona

Businessperson Who Has Impressed You Most: Whitey Basson, who served as the CEO of Shoprite from 1986 to 2016. During his tenure as CEO, the supermarket chain expanded its operations across the African continent, significantly increasing its market presence and profitability

Philosophy of Life: Do everything with integrity and be consistent

Biggest Ever Opportunity: The opportunity to deliver sustainable growth for all shareholders

Biggest Ever Disappointment: None

Hope for the Future: That there is infrastructure growth in South Africa and that the infrastructure is maintained to offer opportunities to educate our young people and create jobs in a strong economy

Favourite Reading: Biographies

Favourite TV Programme: Sport

Favourite Food/Drink: Steak

Favourite Music: Afrikaans music

Favourite Sport: Golf and rugby

Favourite Website: Our company’s website: www.kwikspace.co.za

Hobbies: Golf, padel and outdoor activities

Car: Toyota Prado

Pets: A Bull Terrier named Nhala

Miscellaneous Dislikes: People without respect

Favourite Other South African Company: Murray & Roberts

Favourite Foreign Company: ABB

Married: To Hannelie Steinberg (née Smit), since 1994

Children: Tarien van der Merwe, 27; Dirk Steinberg, 25