Stephen Bradley Saad (born June 1964) is a South African billionaire businessman, who is the founder and chief executive of Aspen Pharmacare (), the largest producer of generic medicines in Africa.
Early life Stephen Bradley Saad was born in June 1964 to Lebanese parents, and raised in Durban, South Africa.Andrew England, South Africa’s dose of big pharma, Financial Times, 17 November 2013 He attended the Durban High School in Durban.Caleb Melby, South African Pharma Entrepreneur Stephen Saad Joins The Billionaires' Club, Forbes, 17 December 2012 He graduated from the University of Natal, where he received a Bachelor of Commerce. He played rugby in Ireland and studied to become a chartered accountant.
Career He started his career at Quickmed, a prescription drug distribution company in black townships during apartheid. At the age of twenty-nine, he sold his share in Covan Zurich for US$3 million, thus becoming a millionaire.
In 1997, together with Gus Attridge, he co-founded Aspen Pharmacare, a public company traded on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.Andile Makholwa, Stephen Saad: Aspen's money spinner, Financial Mail, 19 December 2013 It has become the largest producer of generic medicines on the African continent. He serves as its chief executive and Gus Attridge as its deputy chief executive, and serves on its board of directors. In 2011, he was worth US$640 million, becoming one of Africa's 40 richest people. His stock portfolio went up 75% in 2013. He is now worth US$1.4 billion.Jane Marais, The Billionaires are back, The Times, 4 December 2010 In October 2016, He won the Entrepreneur of the Year award at the All Africa Business Leaders Awards gala.
Additionally, he chairs the Sharks, a rugby union club in Durban. He also sits on the board of trustees of his alma mater, the Durban High School. 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
Personal life He resides in Durban and spends time at his private reserve in the Sabi Sand Game Reserve near the Kruger National Park. He is married with four daughters.
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