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Hylton Kallner, Discovery Bank's CEO, on his new role, SA banking

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Discovery Bank's new CEO, Hylton Kallner, speaks to BizNews founder Alec Hogg about changes at the helm - and what they mean for stakeholders. South Africa's biggest health insurer Discovery said on Thursday Barry Hore would step down as chief executive officer of Discovery Bank and would be replaced by the head of its local business, Hylton Kallner, from January 1, 2021. "Over the past five years, Hore has led the building of the digital bank from the ground up, culminating in a public launch in 2019 and a migration of all Discovery card accounts from FirstRand to Discovery Bank," it said in a statement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10 Dec 2020 7AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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