The entrepreneur who founded GV Group 23 years ago, the same year he first graduated from Middlesex University, has since built businesses within the catering and food logistics industry with Platebox, Foodmove and Repco Global - all sitting within GV Group.#
The Tobun Foundation, which was founded in 2015, has offered more than 1,000 young people from disadvantaged backgrounds a better chance of attaining higher education through financial support and mentorship.
Tobun said: “It has been such an honour receiving this accolade today; 23 years after completing my undergraduate studies at the same university. At the time, studying Health and Combined studies, I had no real experience or exposure to the catering, foodservice and logistics industries, but being young, hungry and entrepreneurial, I spotted an opportunity and two decades later I owe so much to this industry.
“I can only hope that my businesses have played a role in helping the industry grow, evolve and thrive in some way and look forward to continued innovation and growth in this sector.”
For the past six years, Tobun has featured in Powerful Media’s Top 100 Most Influential Black Britons.
TC Melewar, professor of marketing and strategy at Middlesex University, added: “We might remember Dr King’s observation that ‘life’s most persistent and urgent question is what are we doing for others?’ and in this regard, Tevin has an extensive record. Whether it is in business, philanthropy or education, he has never been afraid to break new ground, build new businesses and take a chance on people others may have overlooked.”