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Premium: some of best solutions are the simplest – PnP’s Gareth Ackerman delivers a peach
Gareth Ackerman made telling points about lessons from July's KZN Riots which would be outside the remit of any CEO, writes Alec Hogg.
Having observed corporate events for decades, something that baffles me is why chairmen are not exposed more often. At most companies, the wisest head in the boardroom only gets rolled out once a year – for sparsely attended AGMs, and then, often just for administrative purposes.
Pick n Pay chairman Gareth Ackerman's nine minute introduction to yesterday's interim results proves the point. Ackerman made telling points about lessons from July's KZN Riots which would be outside the remit of any CEO. Among them, a simple yet brilliant suggestion about relocating the N3 Toll Plaza at Mooi River.
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