Hylton Kallner has been the CEO of Discovery South Africa since 2020 and brings nearly 30 years of deep-rooted expertise to the financial services sector. Having joined Discovery in 1996, he has held a series of pivotal leadership roles across marketing, actuarial, and strategic divisions, including a decade-long tenure as Group Chief Marketing Officer and four years as CEO of Discovery Life. Currently, Hylton leads Discovery’s South African operations—a division encompassing over 10,000 employees and five million clients—while concurrently serving as the CEO of Discovery Bank. In this dual capacity, he is directly responsible for the strategic growth and scaling of the digital bank, focusing on market-leading innovation and performance within South Africa’s fastest-growing banking institution.