Executive Management
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Richard Farber (39)
BCom (Hons) CA (SA) ACMA
Executive director
Richard was the group accountant at Investec Bank before joining Discovery in 2003 as chief financial officer. He joined the Discovery Board as financial director on 1 July 2009.
Adrian Gore (46)
BSc (Hons), FFA, ASA, MAAA, FASSA
Group chief executive officer
Adrian founded Discovery in 1992 after conceiving the idea of a specialist risk management company offering clients innovation, flexibility, value and service. He is the group chief executive officer.
Hylton Kallner (35)
BEconSc, FFA, FASSA
Executive director
Hylton is the chief marketing officer for the Discovery Group. He graduated from the University of Witwatersrand with a degree in actuarial science. Since he joined Discovery in 1996, he has held several positions in actuarial and strategic projects as well as marketing.
Neville Koopowitz (46)
BCom, CFP
Executive director
Neville joined Discovery as Marketing Director in 1996, playing a defining role in the evolution of the Discovery brand. He is the chief executive officer of PruHealth.
Herschel Mayers (48)
BSc (Hons), FIA, FASSA
Executive director
Herschel held senior positions at Liberty Life before joining Discovery to cofound Discovery Life in 2000. He is the chief executive officer of Discovery Life, Discovery Invest and PruProtect
Alan Pollard (41)
BSc (Hons), FIA, FSSA
Executive director
Alan, an actuary, joined Discovery in 1994. He headed up research and product development at Discovery Health before taking on his current role as chief executive officer of Discovery Vitality.
John Robertson (62)
BCom, CTA, CA (SA), HDip Tax
Executive director
After a career in IT consulting, John joined Discovery at its inception to develop its IT strategy, systems and finance infrastructure. He is group chief information officer; also responsible for group risk and compliance.
Barry Swartzberg (45)
BSc, FFA, ASA, FASSA, CFP
Executive director
Barry is one of Discovery’s founders and contributed to the evolution of the group’s marketing approach, risk management capability and operations. He is currently group executive director, responsible for international operations.
