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Meet Gidon Novick, Discovery's Chief Digital Officer of SA's most innovative big business

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Stand by for a fascinating discourse with Gidon Novick, chartered accountant, marketing genius, founder of discount airline Kulula.com, former head of Vitality SA and at the time of this interview (Jan 2015), Chief Digital Officer of the innovative R66bn Discovery Group. The podcast follows Gidon’s career from joining what was the family business (Comair) to his departure 13 years later, joining Discovery and his role at the rapidly expanding financial services group. The kind of podcast you may well return to many times. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
14 Jan 2015 7AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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