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Dr Howard S. Podolsky, MD JD MBA FCLM

Dr. Howard Podolsky, Group Chief Executive Officer of Cambridge Medical and Rehabilitation Center,(the United Arab Emirates and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) achieved his Doctor of Medicine from the State University of Buffalo, New York, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, his Juris Doctor of Law from St. Louis University School of Law (Dean’s Scholar), and his Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the Olin School of Business, Washington University in St. Louis (Beta Gamma Sigma National Honor Society). Dr. Podolsky is a highly experienced physician executive and healthcare attorney with more than 25 years of experience in executive management, clinical (Consultant Physician: Internal Medicine and Geriatrics) leadership, healthcare regulations, and legal expertise. Dr. Podolsky has served as Group Chief of Staff for SEHA (Abu Dhabi Health Services, PJSC) and Vice President, Medical Underwriting, for American General Life Companies, a subsidiary of AIG. As an innovative leader, Dr. Podolsky developed the first physician-led Accountable Care Organization in the United States and has served as corporate Chief Medical Officer and Chief Quality Officer for several national healthcare organizations in the United States. Working closely with the original investors Dr. Podolsky recently led the M&A team facilitating the sale of Cambridge Medical and Rehabilitation Center to Amanat Holdings, the largest publicly listed GCC holding company focused on healthcare and education, for more than USD 230M. As such, Dr. Podolsky and his very innovative team at Cambridge Medical and Rehabilitation Center are leaders in the delivery of Post- Acute Rehabilitation and Long-Term Care throughout the GCC. In addition, Dr. Podolsky is a long-standing Fellow of the American College of Legal Medicine and a frequent speaker on the topic of healthcare policy and regulations. In his spare time, Dr. Podolsky has served as a part-time professor for the Swiss Business School, teaching healthcare finance and healthcare law for the healthcare MBA program. Howard and his wife Gina, a social entrepreneur, live in Abu Dhabi with their 17-year-old son, Max.

Mohamad El Hage

Mr. El-Hage serves as the Group Chief Financial Officer and Managing Director of Investments at Cambridge Medical & Rehabilitation Center (“CMRC”), a company which he co-founded at TVM Capital Healthcare Partners (“TVM”) in 2012 and has grown CMRC to become one of the leading providers of long-term and post-acute rehabilitation care in the MENA region.

Previously at TVM, Mr. El-Hage held the position of Operating Partner & Managing Director, where he led the successful development, growth, and sale of portfolio companies CMRC and Wahat-Al-Aman (a divestment from Manzil Healthcare Services), generating USD 300 million in exit proceeds for TVM and shareholders.

Mr. El-Hage brings nearly 25 years of finance, strategy, and management experience from renowned multinational advisory firms such as PwC, JP Morgan, Booz Allen Hamilton and Unifund Capital working across the MENA and US markets where he executed tens of transactions and investments exercises worth more than USD 5 Billion. Mr. El-Hage holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management – Northwestern University, and a BBA from the American University of Beirut

Rohit Srivastava

A healthcare professional with Masters in hospital management and finance, and more than 20 years of experience in healthcare operations and strategic management. Rohit has worked with major corporate hospitals like Apollo and Wockhardt in India and has been associated with leading healthcare providers in MENA region. His key associations include As-Salam International Hospital – Cairo, New Mowasat Hospital – Kuwait, Royal Bahrain Hospital – Bahrain and Burjeel Specialty Hospital – Sharjah prior to joining Al Malaki Specialist Hospital.

Ahmed Alsayed

A Finance professional with an experience of more than 10 years in financial planning and modeling, accounting, internal controls and auditing. Prior to joining Al Malaki Specialist Hospital, Ahmed held senior finance and management role with another leading healthcare provider in Bahrain and two of the big4 consultancy firms, serving various industries including insurance, re-insurance, hospitality, and governmental entities. Ahmed holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).