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Raymond Ackerman

Raymond David Ackerman

Nickname: 'Ray'

Founder of Pick 'n Pay Group


Born 10-03-1931 in Cape Town South Africa

Raymond Ackerman is a South African businessman. In 1967 he bought a Cape Town-based group comprising four small supermarkets. He built it into South Africa's major retailer, Pick 'n Pay, which has featured among the Top 100 Companies since 1973. In 2010 he handed over his legacy to his son Gareth Ackerman who took over as Chairman of the company. In 2009 Raymond Ackerman received an Honorary Doctorate in Commerce from the University of Kwazulu-Natal.

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O: (021) 658-1431


Raymond Ackerman's Professional details

Current Position(s)

Advisor | Pick 'n Pay Stores Limited
Cape Town | 2010 - present

Consumer Goods, Fashion and Retail

Previous Position(s)

Executive Chairman | Pick 'n Pay Stores Limited
South Africa | 1967 - 2010

Educational history

Tertiary

University of KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa | 2009 - 2009

BA - Commerce

University of Cape Town

Awarded in 2001

Honorary Doctor of Economic Science

Rhodes University

Awarded in 1986

Honorary Doctor of Laws

Bachelor of Commerce

Achievements

Awards

Lifetime Achiever Award | Sunday Times

Protea Award | ASOM

One of The Men of the Decade | Women's Bureau of South Africa

Paul Harris Fellowship Award | Rotary International

Management Excellence | Witwatersrand Business School

One of Four Outstanding Young South Africans | Jaycees | 2010

Humanitarian Award | B'nai B'rith

Businessman of the Year | Cape Times

Man of the Year | Financial Mail

Businessman of the Year | Management Magazine

One of Top 5 Businessmen of the Year | Sunday Times

Man of the Year | IMM

Businessman of the Year | Financial Gazette

media exposure

A Sprat to catch a Mackerel | Jonathan Ball Publishers | 2010

The Four Legs of the Table | David Philip Publishers | 2005

Hearing Grasshoppers Jump: The Story of Raymond Ackerman | David Philip Publishers | 2001


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