Executive Management
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Richard Farber (38)
BCom (Hons) CA (SA) ACMA
Richard is currently the Financial Director of Discovery Holdings. Previously he was the Chief Financial Officer of Discovery Holdings, a position he held since 2003. Prior to Discovery, he was group accountant at Investec from 2002 to 2003 and a partner at Fisher Hoffman Sithole (PKF) from 1998 until 2001. Richard is also a member of the Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (GAAP) Monitoring Panel of the JSE and an associate of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.
Adrian Gore (44)
BSc (Hons), FFA, ASA, MAAA, FASSA
Adrian started Discovery Health in 1992 after conceiving the idea of a specialist risk management company that offered clients innovation, flexibility, value and excellent service. He was chosen as the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year in 1998. He currently serves on the boards of Discovery Holdings, PruHealth Holdings (UK) and Destiny Health (USA), as well as the Ethics Institute of South Africa.
Neville Koopowitz (44)
BCom, CFP
Neville joined Discovery as marketing director in 1996 and has played a key role in defining and building the Discovery identity. A particular area of focus of his has been the development of Vitality and DiscoveryCard. He also played an important role in the development of Discovery’s sales and distribution environments. He is currently the chief executive officer of Discovery Health. He serves on the board of the Sports Science Institute of South Africa and the Board of Trustees of the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation’s South African chapter.
Herschel Mayers (48)
BSc (Hons), FIA, FASSA
Herschel joined Discovery in 2000 to set up and launch its life insurance arm, Discovery Life. Prior to that he spent twenty years in senior positions at Liberty Life heading up administration, underwriting, systems, technology, product development and finance for group and individual life business. He was also a director of Millenium, Guardbank, Oracle and Liberty Healthcare. Herschel was appointed CEO of Discovery Life in 2006. He also serves on the board of Discovery Holdings, Vitality, PruHealth Holdings (UK) and the Life Offices Association of S.A.
Alan Pollard (39)
BSc (Hons), FIA, FSSA
Alan was employed by Liberty Life as Assistant Actuary, Product Development between 1990 and 1994. In 1994 he joined Discovery Health and headed up Research and Development, being responsible for the design and development of the Discovery Health products. He is currently the CEO of Discovery Vitality and is a member of the Executive Committee of the Discovery Group.
Barry Swartzberg (43)
BSc, FFA, ASA, FASSA, CFP
Barry, a qualified actuary, joined Discovery Health at its inception in 1992. As one of the company’s pioneers, he was instrumental in setting up the company’s marketing division, as well as driving the evolution of Discovery Health’s risk management and operational areas. He is currently the group executive director of Discovery and serves on the boards of Discovery Holdings, PruHealth Holdings (UK) and Destiny Health (USA).
