Company slogans don’t always align with the values of an organisation or the people behind it, but in the case of DWR Distribution, the company’s motto, ‘It’s all about the people’, resonates from top to bottom. This people-first ethos that values relationships above all else is driven by the company’s founder, Duncan Riley – a man who embodies the slogan in everything he does.
TPiMEA got to witness the extraordinary generosity of Riley first hand recently during a trip to Johannesburg, where we were introduced to the great and good of the South African events and entertainment industry, with Riley and the wider DWR family clearing their calendars to play tour guide for the week.
In between safari trips, steak dinners, and introductions to some of the country’s leading industry figures, we sat down for an in-depth conversation, charting Riley’s long and successful career to date, hearing about the highs and lows, and finding out how he stuck to his morals to grow DWR into the powerful force for good that it has become today.
Photos: DWR Distribution
