# Dis-Chem co-founder Ivan Saltzman has resigned as a non-executive director with immediate effect, ending nearly five decades of leadership at South Africa’s leading pharmacy retailer. Saltzman, who founded the company with his wife Lynette in 1978, had already stepped down as an executive director in June after serving as chief executive until 2023. His departure marks the final stage of the retailer’s leadership transition as Dis-Chem continues under its current executive team.
End of an era as Dis-Chem co-founder Ivan Saltzman exits board