Discovery Limited (DCYHF)

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Discovery Limited

1 Discovery Place
Sandton
Johannesburg 2146
South Africa
27 11 529 2888
https://www.discovery.co.za

Sector(s): Financial Services
Industry: Insurance - Life
Full-time employees: 

Key executives

Name	Title	Pay	Exercised	Year born
Mr. Adrian Gore ASA, B.Sc., BSc (Hons), FASSA, FFA	Founder, Group Chief Executive & Executive Director	1.01M	N/A	1965
Mr. Deon Marius Viljoen B.Com., BCom (Hons), C.A., CA (SA)	Group CFO, Financial Director, Debt Officer & Executive Director	715.43k	N/A	1966
Mr. Barry Swartzberg ASA, B.Sc., CFP, FASSA, FFA	Executive Director	1.02M	N/A	1966
Mr. Neville S. Koopowitz B.Com., CFP	CEO of Vitality UK	55.63M	N/A	1965
Mr. Hylton D. Kallner BEconSc, FASSA, FFA	CEO of Discovery's South African Operations	796.17k	N/A	1976
Mr. Derek Wilcocks B.Econ.Sc, B.Sc	Group Chief Information Officer	N/A	N/A	1971
David Danilowitz	Head of Investor Relations	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mr. Khalik Mayet	Head of Legal Services	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ms. Jo-Ann Ferreira	Group Chief Compliance Officer	N/A	N/A	N/A
Felicity Hudson	Head of Media Relations	N/A	N/A	N/A

Amounts are as of 31 December 2023, and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. Pay includes salary, bonuses, etc. Exercised is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year. Currency in USD.

Description

Discovery Limited provides various insurance products and services primarily in South Africa and the United Kingdom. It operates through Health South Africa, Life South Africa, Invest South Africa, Vitality South Africa, Insure South Africa, Bank South Africa, Health United Kingdom, Life United Kingdom, and All Other segments. The company offers health, life, car, travel, business, and home insurance products; motor, building, household content, and portable possessions insurance products; private medical insurance products; and commercial short-term risk insurance products. It also provides managed care services; financial solutions; investment products; retail banking solutions, including deposits and loans and advances; and Vitality, which offers health and lifestyle benefits. The company was formerly known as Discovery Holdings Limited and changed its name to Discovery Limited in December 2012. Discovery Limited was founded in 1992 and is based in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Corporate governance

Discovery Limited’s ISS governance QualityScore as of 1 April 2024 is 4. The pillar scores are Audit: 2; Board: 2; Shareholder rights: 2; Compensation: 7.

Corporate governance scores courtesy of Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS). Scores indicate decile rank relative to index or region. A decile score of 1 indicates lower governance risk, while 10 indicates higher governance risk.