The National
Geographic Society has yesterday announced the election of the founder and
chairman of Econet Strive Masiyiwa to its board of trustees in Washington D.C.
The
announcement of his selection was made by Jean Case, chairman of the Society’s
board of trustees, and Tracy R. Wolsterncroft, the organisation’s president and
chief executive officer.
“We are
delighted to welcome Strive to the National Geographic Society board of
trustees. An impact driven non-profit like the Society requires leadership that
reflects the complex interdependent world in which we live with his significant
international business.” Case said.
Strive Masiyiwa currently serves on the board of Unilever, the transnational consumer goods company, as well as the global advisory boards of the Council on Foreign Relations at Stanford University.
“Strive’s profound
knowledge of Africa will be extremely
valuable as we partner with local scientists, conservation professionals and government
officials to safeguard some of the Earth’s last wild places such as Gorongosa
National Park in Mozambique, the sub-Saharan Okavango River Basin and Benin’s
Pendjari National Park.” Said Wolsterncroft
The National
Geographic Society is an impact driven global non-profit organisation based in
Washington DC since 1888.
