Ivor Ichikowitz is a African industrialist and philanthropist, named one of New African Magazine's 100 Most Influential Africans in 2015 and 2020.
He began his career during South Africa’s political transition in the early 1990s, working to support Nelson Mandela’s programme of democratisation, national reconciliation, economic and industrial normalisation and integration into the African Continent and the global economy.
For more than two decades since, Ivor has created a number of successful businesses on four continents in energy, aviation, mining and renewable energy, agri-business, retail, tourism and hospitality, ICT, media and marketing, manufacturing and aerospace and technology. Through his Ichikowitz Family Foundation, he has invested in environmental and wildlife conservation, education initiatives, responsible citizenship, and charitable activities. The Foundation is behind the globally-recognised African Youth Survey (AYS), carried out annually across the continent.
Ivor is the Chairman of Trans Africa Group, a leading private equity group which actively funds scientific research and development projects in a bid to find innovative solutions for the continent, while incubating new businesses and reinvigorating legacy operations as well as developing African infrastructure.
24 ноя 2021
