Adrian Gore

Founder and Group Chief Executive, Discovery

Adrian Gore is Founder and Group Chief Executive of Discovery, in the role since 1992 (founder).

Founded Discovery in 1992 and has led it since. In May 2026 he also became chair of Business Leadership South Africa.

In the job

  1. Discovery Bank posted first full-year profit (R370m) on nearly 1.6m clients; target R3bn bank profit by 2029. Source

  2. ’Superbank’ strategy framed as group growth driver. Source

Career before

  1. 1992Founder, Discovery
  2. 1997Led Discovery's JSE listing
  3. 2026-Chair, Business Leadership South Africa

Education

BSc (Hons), Wits (graduated 1986); actuary (FFA, ASA, MAAA, FASSA); Honorary Doctorate in Commerce, Wits (2017)

Sources

  1. discovery.co.za
  2. discovery.co.za
  3. ewn.co.za
  4. businessday.co.za
  5. businessday.co.za
  6. businesstech.co.za
  7. en.wikipedia.org

Facts last checked 2 November 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.

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