Engineering News - Business Leader - Andrew Skudder, CCS
Full Name:
Andrew SkudderPosition:
CEO of CCSMain Activity of the Company:
The development, marketing, sales, implementation and support of software for the construction and engineering industriesDate and Place of Birth:
September 1969, VereenigingEducation:
BSc, PDM (BA), MBAFirst Job:
Packing assistant in my family’s ceramic manufacturing businessCareer History Prior to Current Position:
Prior to joining CCS, I was the sustainability director of Murray & Roberts and before that I was a strategy consultant with AT KearneySize of First Pay Packet:
A packet of crisps and a coke while working during my school holidays in our family’s ceramic manufacturing businessManagement Style:
Consultative and coachingPersonal Best Achievement:
My wonderful family and marriageProfessional Best Achievement:
Being appointed CEO of a great company like CCSPerson Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your life:
My wife and sonsPerson Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Career:
I have been blessed to have worked with several great leaders and mentors, all of whom have had an influence on my careerPerson You Would Most Like to Meet:
Trevor NoahBusinessperson Who Has Impressed You Most:
Richard BransonPhilosophy of Life:
Perseverance conquersBiggest Ever Opportunity:
Leading CCS into becoming a global software solutions leaderBiggest Ever Disappointment:
Not yet taking a gap year to backpack across the worldHope for the Future:
An economically dynamic and prosperous Southern AfricaFavourite Reading:
BiographiesFavourite TV Programme:
SuitsFavourite Food/Drink:
Babootie and Iona winesFavourite Music:
JazzFavourite Sport:
TennisFavourite Website:
www.ccssa.comHobbies: Fly-fishing Pets:
Two dogs, two cats and three beehivesFavourite Other South African Company:
Murray & RobertsFavourite Foreign Company:
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