Adrian Gore is a South African businessman and entrepreneur. He is the founder and group chief executive of
Discovery Limited
Discovery Limited is a South Africa-based financial services group that is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) with its headquarters in Sandton.
Overview
Discovery Limited engages in long and short-term insurance, asset managem ...
.
Biography
Gore launched Discovery Limited, a medical insurer, in South Africa in 1992. In 1992, Gore raised seed money for Discovery from Laurie Dippenaar, and other funders who founded Rand Merchant Bank.
Discovery has since evolved into a diversified and multinational financial services group.
Prior to Discovery limited, Adrian Gore worked at Liberty Life, an insurance and investment firm.
Adrian's hobbies are running, cycling, reading.
Recognition
Gore graduated from
Wits University
The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (), is a multi-campus South African public research university situated in the northern areas of central Johannesburg. It is more commonly known as Wits University or Wits ( or ). The university ...
in 1986. He is a fellow of the
Actuarial Society of South Africa, a fellow of the
Faculty of Actuaries
The Faculty of Actuaries in Scotland was the professional body representing actuaries in Scotland. The Faculty of Actuaries was one of two actuarial bodies in the UK, the other was the Institute of Actuaries, which was a separate body in Englan ...
(
Edinburgh
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), an associate of the
Society of Actuaries (
Chicago
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), and a member of the
American Academy of Actuaries
The American Academy of Actuaries, also known as the Academy, is the body that represents and unites United States actuaries in all practice areas. Established in 1965, the Academy serves as the profession's voice on public policy and professional ...
.
In 1998, Gore was recognised as South Africa's best entrepreneur by
Ernst & Young
Ernst & Young Global Limited, trade name EY, is a multinational professional services partnership headquartered in London, England. EY is one of the largest professional services networks in the world. Along with Deloitte, KPMG and Pricewat ...
, and in 2004 was chosen as South Africa's leading CEO in the annual MoneyWeb CEO of the Year Awards. In 2008 he received the
Investec
Investec is an Anglo-South African international banking and wealth management group. It provides a range of financial products and services to a client base in Europe, Southern Africa, and Asia-Pacific.
Investec is dual-listed on the London S ...
award for considerable contribution in a career or profession, and in 2010, was named as the
Sunday Times business leader of the year. In 2013 Gore received the Manex Award from the
University of the Witwatersrand
The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (), is a multi-campus South African public research university situated in the northern areas of central Johannesburg. It is more commonly known as Wits University or Wits ( or ). The university ...
Business School. In 2015, he was included in the
Forbes
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list of "Africa's 50 Richest".
In 2015 Adrian was the recipient of the McKinsey Geneva Forum of Health Award.
Also, he included in "All Africa Businessman of the Year 2016".
In August 2017, Adrian won the Frost & Sullivan Visionary Innovation Leadership Award for Africa.
Gore chairs the South African chapter of
Endeavor – a global non-profit organisation that identifies and assists high-growth entrepreneurs.
See also
References
External links
Adrian Gore at the World Economic Forum, DavosDiscovery cited for false advertisingAdrian Gore BiographyAdrian Gore InterviewWho's Who South Africa
1964 births
Living people
South African businesspeople
South African Jews
University of the Witwatersrand alumni
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