Full Name: Michael Neil Humphreys

Position and Company Name: MD of Supa Quick

Main Activity of the Company: Supa Quick operates full-service automotive tyre fitment centres

Date and Place of Birth: January 28, 1975

Schools and Tertiary Education: Matric, Ficksburg High School, 1992; Bachelor of Architecture and Bachelor of Architecture (Hons), University of the Free State, 1993 to 1998

First Job: Junior architect at Mivan Construction, in the UK

Size of First Pay Packet: £10 an hour (at that time, £1 was worth R7)

Career Path to Date: I worked as an architect in the UK, including at Saunders Architects, where I ended up as a partner, from 1998 to 2012. Subsequent to that, I was the head of design at YUM Restaurants International, whose brands include KFC and Pizza Hut, from 2012 to 2015. I also worked as head of development at Spar South Rand from 2015 to 2020 and was retail director at Eskort from 2020 until my recent appointment as MD of Supa Quick

Value of Assets under Your Control: Yearly turnover of R4-billion

Number of People under Your Leadership: About 600 people

Management Style: I trust my staff to do what they have been appointed to do, and I enable them to make decisions and drive the business

Personal Best Achievement: Being the father of two great children, having been head boy at high school and having become a partner in an architectural practice at 32 years of age

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

Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Career: Cliff Saunders, the owner-architect of Saunders Architects

Person You Would Most Like to Meet: Elon Musk, Novak Djokovic and Rory McIlroy

Businessperson Who Has Impressed You Most: Cliff Saunders

Philosophy of Life: Never ever give up

Biggest Ever Opportunity: Becoming a partner at Saunders Architects at 32 years of age

Biggest Ever Disappointment: Getting divorced

Hope for the Future: I believe technology will change the world in the next few years

Favourite Reading: I don’t read! Never had, and don’t do it

Favourite TV Programme: Friends

Favourite Food/Drink: Pasta and Coke

Favourite Music: Savage Garden

Favourite Sport: Golf and tennis

Hobbies: Golf and padel

Car: Ford Everest Sport

Pets: Three cats

Miscellaneous Dislikes: People with no common sense and those who are untidy

Married: I am divorced, but I live with my partner of eight years, Annelize Strydom

Children: Hogan Humphreys, 18; Margo Humphreys, 16

Clubs: None