Former Absa CEO diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease

• Former Absa CEO Arrie Rautenbach has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.
• Rautenbach, a financial veteran, has launched a foundation to tackle the disease, aiming to raise awareness, promote research, and provide support to patients and families in South Africa.
• The Arrie Rautenbach Parkinson’s Foundation will work to address the under-recognition and inadequate support of Parkinson’s disease in South Africa, with Rautenbach himself using cycling to raise awareness and promote resilience.