ZZ2’s Tommie van Zyl to receive Honorary Doctorate from Stellenbosch University
The CEO of ZZ2, Tommie van Zyl, will be receiving an honorary doctorate from his alma mater, Stellenbosch University.
Tommie van Zyl, the CEO of ZZ2, will be receiving an Honorary Doctorate from Stellenbosch University in December.
He is one of five recipients on which the honour has been bestowed.
The university said in a statement that five honorary degrees will be bestowed at their Summer Graduation.
The statement read that Van Zyl has been at the helm for the last 20 years and is a thought leader in agriculture. The group manage a variety of independent companies under the ZZ2 umbrella, the statement reads.
ZZ2 is considered a social-economic contributor creating multiple jobs.
The five recipients are:
Prof Ernest Aryeetey – the founding secretary-general of the African Research Universities Alliance
Zubeida Jaffer – an award-winning South African journalist, author and activist.
Strive Masiyiwa -founder and executive chairperson of telecommunications group Econet Global Ltd.
Prof Kenneth Shropshire – founding chief executive of the Global Sport Institute at Arizona State University.
Thomas Dreyer (Tommie) van Zyl – chief executive of the ZZ2 farming enterprise and fresh-produce company.
Read more of this story in next week’s Herald.
