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- BSocSci (UCT), CMS (Oxon)
Gareth’s expertise is built on many years of industry experience
across multi-levels and aspects of the retail industry, Family Business
and Investment.In his role at Pick ‘n Pay, South Africa, he
worked in a number of operational areas, including two years in
the founding of its first Australian operations and as MD of Blue
Ribbon Butcheries before becoming Joint Managing Director of the
Pick ‘n Pay Group in 1992. During this time he established,
amongst other projects, the Franchise Division, Pick ‘n Pay
Financial Services and the purchase and development of Score Supermarkets
and Pick ‘n Pay Group Enterprises of which he was the first
Managing Director.
His international experience has been acquired through his work
in a USA Supermarket company, UK and the Philippines, and as the
Chairman of CIES Young Executives and a member of the Strategic
Conference committee of the global CIES Food Forum. Subsequent to
his position of non-executive Deputy Chairman of Pick ‘n Pay
for five years, Gareth was appointed to his current post as Chairman
of Pick ‘n Pay Holdings Limited (Pikwik) and sits on all the
group’s Board committees. He is a board member for a number
of companies and a trustee of Foundations and Trusts.
Gareth is also responsible for the Ackerman Family Office and is
the investment manager for his family interests. As executive chairman
and co-founder of Pleiad Capital, Gareth is very involved with Pleiad’s
Private Equity investment and Corporate Finance and Strategic Consulting
advisory activities.Gareth is well placed in this role to leverage
his strong international and local management experience. |
