Sam Gance
$3.18B
$19.4M (-0.6%)
as of 09/03/26
About Sam Gance
Sam Gance started his first pharmacy in 1972 with his brother Jack Gance.
He went on to acquire a stake in the Chemist Warehouse pharmacy chain that Jack cofounded with Mario Verrocchi in 1995 with five pharmacies.
Today Chemist Warehouse has annual revenue of A$3.3 billion and over 600 outlets across Australia, China, Dubai, Ireland and New Zealand.
Chemist Warehouse dropped its plan for an IPO opting for a merger with ASX-listed Sigma Healthcare, which was completed in February 2025.
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AustraliaSource of wealth
pharmaciesResidence
MelbourneMarital status
MarriedBirth date
10/02/49 (age 76)Self-made
self-madeSam Gance’s fortune is worth
53K
troy ounces of gold
49K
median U.S. household
32K
median U.S. income
0.064%
U.S. credit card volume
0.013%
GDP of the United States
0.009%
United States debt
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In 1976, the brothers established a successful sunglasses, perfume and suntan lotion company-Le Specs and Le Tan-which they sold in 1991.
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