Adrian Gore has stepped down from Business Unity South Africa, ending a tenure that placed the Discovery CEO at the center of one of the most consequential government-business collaborations in South Africa's recent economic history.
Gore served as BUSA president from 2021 and was one of the co-conveners of the private sector delegation in the Government-Business Partnership, which brought together more than 130 companies under BUSA, Business for South Africa and Business Leadership South Africa to collaborate with President Cyril Ramaphosa's administration on energy, transport and logistics, and crime and corruption.
His departure from BUSA follows his appointment as chairman of BLSA's new board in early May 2026, taking over from outgoing chair Nonkululeko Nyembezi. BLSA and BUSA are separate organizations with distinct governance structures. Holding the leadership of both simultaneously was not a sustainable arrangement.
