Big Moves - From Aspirations Of Becoming A Teacher, To CEO of R1 Trillion Industry, Meet Zinhle Tyikwe
She once dreamed of becoming a teacher. Instead, Zinhle Tyikwe found herself working as a security guard while chasing her first break in HR. Today, she leads two of South Africa's most influential industry bodies, as CEO of the Consumer Goods Council of South Africa and CEO of GS1 South Africa, the nation's official authority on product barcodes. From Wembezi township near Estcourt to the boardrooms of Eskort, Avis, Bidvest and beyond, Tyikwe's rise wasn't part of any master plan. She saw herself as a people-focused executive, not the one at the top. But when the call came in 2022 to lead a…
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