Desmond Sacco

Desmond Sacco is a South African businessman. He serves as Chairman and Managing Director of Assore Limited .

Early life Desmond Sacco was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. His father, Guido Sacco, founded the Assore Group in 1928. He received a Bachelor of Science in Geology from the University of the Witwatersrand, where he played cricket and hockey.

Career In 1968, Sacco joined the Assore Group, a public company traded on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange founded by his father four decades earlier.

Sacco is a fellow of the Institute of Directors and the Geological Society of South Africa.

Sacco was worth US$1.1 billion in 2018.

Personal life Sacco resides in his hometown of Johannesburg. He is married, and has two children.