Stephen Saad
Stephen Saad | |
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Born |
Stephen Bradley Saad June 1964 (age 53) Durban, South Africa |
Residence | Durban, South Africa |
Nationality | South African |
Education | Durban High School |
Alma mater | University of Natal |
Occupation | Businessman |
Net worth | US$1.1 billion (January 2017) |
Stephen Bradley Saad (born June 1964) is a South African businessman, who is the founder and chief executive of Aspen Pharmacare (JSE: APN), the largest producer of generic medicines on the African continent.
Early life
Stephen Bradley Saad was born in June 1964,[1] and raised in Durban, South Africa.[2] He attended the Durban High School in Durban.[3][4] He graduated from the University of Natal, where he received a Bachelor of Commerce.[3][4][5] He played rugby in Ireland and studied to become a chartered accountant.[2][4][5]
Career
He started his career at Quickmed, a prescription drug distribution company in black townships during apartheid.[2] At the age of twenty-nine, he sold his share in Covan Zurich for US$3 million, thus becoming a millionaire.[6]
In 1997, together with Gus Attridge, he co-founded Aspen Pharmacare, a public company traded on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.[4][7] It has become the largest producer of generic medicines on the African continent.[6] He serves as its Chief Executive and Gus Attridge as its Deputy Chief Executive, and serves on its Board of Directors.[5][7][8] In 2011, he was worth US$640 million, becoming one of Africa's 40 richest people.[3] His stock portfolio went up 75% in 2013.[6] He is now worth US$1.4 billion.[2][3][6][9]
Additionally, he chairs the Sharks, a rugby union club in Durban.[2] He also sits on the Board of Trustees of his alma mater, the Durban High School.[4] In 2014, he was awarded an honorary doctorate from Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University for the positive role of Aspen in the city of Port Elizabeth [10]
Personal life
He resides in Durban and spends time at his private reserve in the Sabi Sand Game Reserve near the Kruger National Park.[6] He is married with four daughters.[4][6]
References
- ↑ "Stephen Bradley SAAD - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". Beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Andrew England, South Africa’s dose of big pharma, Financial Times, 17 November 2013
- 1 2 3 4 Caleb Melby, South African Pharma Entrepreneur Stephen Saad Joins The Billionaires' Club, Forbes, 17 December 2012
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 DHS Foundation: Trustees
- 1 2 3 Bloomberg BusinessWeek
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Forbes
- 1 2 Andile Makholwa, Stephen Saad: Aspen's money spinner, Financial Mail, 19 December 2013
- ↑ Aspen Holdings Board of Directors
- ↑ Jane Marais, The Billionaires are back, The Times, 4 December 2010
- ↑ http://news.nmmu.ac.za/Life@NMMU/April-2014/Honorary-doctorates-all-humble-recipients. Missing or empty
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