Laurence Michael Nestadt
Chairman

Independent Non-Executive Director

Larry has a long and successful global corporate career. He is the co-founder of Investec Bank Ltd and has been instrumental in the creation and strategic development of several listed companies.

Mark Bowman
Independent Non-Executive Director



Mark has over 24 years of experience in the South African corporate sector.

Dr Anuschka Coovadia
Independent Non-Executive Director



Dr Anuschka is a partner at Usizo Advisory Solutions, which is an independent health advisory consultancy. She was the former Head of Healthcare for Africa for KPMG International, a director on a healthcare investment development fund – Ayurveda Investments and a member of a global task team on Universal Health Coverage. She has more than 15 years of experience in the health and research industry.

Joe Mthimunye
Independent Non-Executive Director



Joe is the cofounder and executive chairman of AloeCap, a boutique corporate finance and investment company. Before AloeCap he was one of the founding partners of Gobodo Inc, the accounting and auditing practice that is a forerunner to the newly merged SNG Grant Thornton.

Ivan Leon Saltzman
Chief Executive Officer

Executive Director

As co-founder of Dis-Chem and a qualified pharmacist, Ivan has over 40 years of experience in the retail, pharmaceutical industry. He is fully committed to the business and is involved in the daily operations and decision making of the Group.

Lynette Francis Saltzman
Managing Director

Executive Director

Lynette is one of the co-founders of Dis-Chem with over 40 years of experience in the retail pharmacy industry. She is also the founder and director of The Dis-Chem Foundation and heads up the Beauty category as well as marketing for the Group.

Rui Manuel Morais
Chief Financial Officer

Executive Director

Rui has over ten years of experience in the retail pharmacy industry and has been with Dis-Chem for nine years. Before joining Dis-Chem, he had various senior managerial roles at Ernst & Young.

Saul Eytan Saltzman
Group Executive

Alternate Executive Director (to Lynette Saltzman)

Saul has 19 years of experience in the retail, pharmaceutical industry, all of which have been at Dis- Chem. Saul has had numerous strategic roles in the business, including heading up the import division and focusing on the Group’s private label strategy.