Stephen Saad

Stephen Saad
Born	Stephen Bradley Saad June 1964 (age 52) 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 chief executive of Aspen Pharmacare (JSE: APN).

Stephen Bradley Saad was born in June 1964, and raised in Durban, South Africa. He attended the Durban High School in Durban. 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.

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 . 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.

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

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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