Hanneli Rupert: WEF Young Global Leader, fashion entrepreneur

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The South African contingent among the WEF's Young Global Leaders programme has some auspicious graduates, JSE chief executive Nicky Newton King, global social entrepreneur Taddy Blacher and sought-after analyst Martyn Davies among them. The latest intake includes Hanneli Rupert, scion of SA's most powerful business family. As you'll hear in this interview, Rupert is following in the entrepreneurial footsteps of grandfather Anton and father Johann - with a little millennial spice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5 Jun 2015 2AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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