Deryck J. van Rensburg Announced as Dean of the Graziadio School of Business and Management
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Deryck J. van Rensburg has been named dean of the Graziadio School of Business and
Management at Pepperdine University. The former president of global ventures at The
Coca-Cola Company will begin his responsibilities at the Graziadio Business School
on November 1, 2016.
“Pepperdine Graziadio is a world-class business school where innovative program offerings
and enhanced student experiences are at the forefront of building value-centered leaders.
I’m excited to join this vibrant, thriving community,” said van Rensburg. “It will
be a great honor to continue the momentum achieved under the leadership of dean David
Smith.”
Van Rensburg brings to Pepperdine 32 years of international business experience in
leadership roles with The Coca-Cola Company, and formerly with Unilever PLC, where
he held roles in the United States, Germany,the United Kingdom, Austria, Greece, Romania,
Belgium, and South Africa.
Recently at Coca-Cola, van Rensburg was responsible for identifying and developing
emerging beverage trends in both domestic and international markets, incubating internal
innovation, and sourcing external growth through acquisition, entrepreneurial partnering,
and equity investments. Prior to his
U.S. assignments, van Rensburg was president of several large businesses for The Coca-Cola
Company, such as the Germany and Nordic Division based in Berlin, and the Southeast
Europe and Gulf Division based in Athens.