Dr. Pervez Ahmed, CEO & Managing Director of Max Healthcare Institute Ltd. Dr. Ahmed was born ...

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Dr. Pervez Ahmed, CEO & Managing Director of Max Healthcare
Institute Ltd.

Dr. Ahmed was born in Shillong, Assam and had his Indian School
Certificate Examination completed from St. Edmunds School followed by
Pre-Medical at Hindu College, New Delhi and MBBS from Armed Forces
Medical College, Pune. After one and a half year residency at Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi
he proceeded to New York, where he had completed Residency in Internal Medicine and
Fellow-ship in Cardiology. He is Board Certified in Internal and Cardiovascular disease and is
also a Certified Medical Director. Since 1977 he has been involved in academic Medicine at
SUNY, Downstate. He has been Physician In-charge of ICU and been Director of Critical Care
Medicine at Brookdale Hospital Medical Centre. Dr. Pervez Ahmed has been an active
participant in healthcare related fields especially in development of standards of critical care
medicine in New York. He has been Course Director of many Internal Medicine and Cardiology
review courses at Brookdale and participant in clinical studies. He was also responsible for a
start up extended care Rehab facility in New York. He has extensive experience in Healthcare
Management. Dr. Ahmed Perez was a Board Member of Max Healthcare Institute Ltd. from
2005 to 2007, and then Executive Medical Director from 2007-2009, and now CEO & Managing
Director of Max Healthcare Institute Ltd.

Mutasim M. Y. Z. Alireza, Managing Director, Magrabi Hospitals &
Centers

Mutasim Alireza, is a Saudi national, born in 1960 in Jeddah Saudi
Arabia. He completed his High school education in the U.K.,
undergraduate and graduate studies in management from the U.S.A
ending with an MBA from the University of California, Los Angeles
1984. Mutasim has been working in the healthcare Industry in the Middle East for the last 25
years. Thirteen years at AMI Saudi Arabia LTD, to eventually become its CEO.AMI had the
management contracts for six of the largest specialized & general governmental Hospitals in
Saudi Arabia with a total of 2100 beds. In 1997 AMI& Mutasim partnered with Magrabi
Hospitals &centers (MHC),the leading specialized provider of Opthalmology, ENT & Dental
services in the Middle East. Under his leadership as CEO of MHC since 1997, MHC expanded
the number of its locations from 6 to 24 hospitals and surgical centers in six different countries
across the Middle East & Egypt, achieved JCI accreditation, and quadrupled the turnover& today
treating more than 600,000 patients annually.
Mutasim is also the elected head of the Healthcare committee at the chamber of
commerce in Jeddah as well as being on the healthcare Board of Makkah region & founding
Board member of Ebsar charity organization for the blind as well as the not for profit, Saudi
institute for health services.
MHC vision is to be the leading, most reputable & recognized sub specialized provider of
Ophthalmology, ENT & Dentistry services throughout the Middle East and Africa.

Dr. Alejandro J. Ayón, Chief Medical Officer, Hospital
Metropolitano

Dr. Ayón is currently CMO of Hospital Metropolitano in
Managua where he is in charge of Medical structure and relationship and
quality standards. In addition, he has established the Committees of the
Medical Staff encourage the compromise of doctors with the hospital; actualize the bylaws and
reglamentation of the medical staff. He is involved in all the Committees of the Hospital and
was also involved in the accreditional process with the International Joint Commission (IJC). He
is a Member of the Hospital Innovation Committee. Organize and proposes new ideas for the
Strategic Planning. Prior to taking this position, Dr. Ayón was Chief of Pediatric Service at
Hospital Metropolitano, from July 2002 – May 2006 He also held the position of Dean at
Catholic University “Redemptoris Matter” in Managua, Nicaragua
Dr Nayeem Azim, ACOMET Hospital,
Afghanistan

A graduate of Kabul Medical Institute, Dr
Nayeem Azim arrived in the United Kingdom as a
refugee from Afghanistan in 1993. Through hard
work and perseverance he qualified to work as a doctor in the UK in 1997 and in 2000 completed
his postgraduate training in family medicine. He managed his own medical practice in North
London and, with the support of the British Medical Association, the UK National Health
Service and others founded a college for overseas doctors called North Central London College.
In 2002 Dr Azim returned to Afghanistan, initially as an adviser to the WHO. He went on to
develop a new hospital and training center, ACOMET, adjacent to Kabul University. ACOMET
opened in 2007 and is already one of Kabul’s most trusted private hospitals and training centers
– its medical training course having received accreditation from the UK Royal College of
General Practitioners.

Dr. Jacob Bergsland, Co-Founder, BH Heart Center

Dr. Bergsland graduated from the University of Oslo Medical
Faculty in 1972 and completed his residency in Cardiothoracic Surgery
at SUNYAB in 1983. He is currently Medical Director at the BH Heart
Center, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Prior to this, he held the
position of Cardiac Surgeon, at the Interventional Center, Rikshospitalet and was Director Center
for Less Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Kaleida Health, Buffalo, New York from 1997 to 2001. He
has received certification from the American Board of Surgery in 1992 and the American Board
of Thoracic Surgery in 1993. He has undertaken many consultancies, including: Cardiothoracic
Systems Inc, Cupertino CA (Consultant for Off pump coronary bypass surgery product line);
Guidant Corporation Inc , Minneapolis, Minn. (Consultant for Off pump coronary bypass
surgery product line and Medtronic Inc , Minneapolis, Minn. (Consultant for Off pump coronary
bypass surgery product line). Dr. Bergsland has 123 publications in peer reviewed journals and
more than 50 published abstracts and numerous international and domestic presentations.

Anthony Cabrelli, Development Director – New Markets, Bupa
Group

Following university, where he obtained a BA in Business Studies
with Comparative Economic Development, Mr. Cabrelli began his career
in 1985 as a management consultant. He worked for three years for
Management Horizons, a leading international strategic consultancy, and
then Verdict (now part of Data monitor).
He joined the Group Strategy Department of Axa PPP Healthcare in 1990, where he
became involved in new business developments, business process re-engineering, acquisitions
and international healthcare development. In 1994, he moved to Bupa to progress the Group’s
international development agenda. This role involved him in a wide range of projects covering
new business start-ups, acquisitions and joint ventures across Europe, the Middle East, Latin
America and Asia. Notably, he project-managed the start-up of Bupa Middle East (Bupa’s
specialist health insurance company in Saudi Arabia), and Bupa Ireland (Bupa’s previous
specialist health insurance business in Ireland).
In 1999, Mr. Cabrelli began working for Bupa International (Bupa’s expatriate medical
insurance business) where he focused on the development of strategic distribution alliances and
the management of new ventures. He was subsequently responsible for global distribution and
development and, when Bupa International acquired IHI Danmark in 2005, took global sales and
development responsibility for the enlarged business. Since January 2008, he has been
Development Director – New Markets for the Bupa Group where he has been accountable for
shaping the strategy for Bupa’s entry into new international markets. His exceptional work
during his career at Bupa was recognized in March 2008 when he received the Bupa Group’s
Chief Executive Award for his contribution to the Group’s international expansion.
Seema Chaturvedi, Managing Director, Accelerator Group LLC

Ms. Chaturvedi has over 17 years of capital markets and financial
management experience. As an entrepreneur, investment banker and an
investor, she brings forth a unique perspective to the strategic planning
process. She is founder and Managing Director of Accelerator Group,
LLC a strategic advisory services firm focused on providing high quality
investment banking advisory services in areas of business combinations, mergers and
acquisitions and raising growth capital. While catering to broader industry segments, the firm has
developed core expertise in the industry areas of healthcare, manufacturing (focus – automotive
& aerospace), food & agriculture. It also provides customized knowledge services in areas of
business intelligence and market research. Ms. Chaturvedi has served on the Boards of The
IndUS Entrepreneurs (TiE) Global, TiE Detroit, Marygrove College, International Business
Council within Automation Alley. Ms. Chaturvedi was named to Crain’s Detroit Business “40
under 40” list, Crain’s Detroit Business “Detroit’s Most Influential Business Women” list,
Detroit’s Enterprising Women list by the Detroit Historical Society. She has been recognized a
Woman of Distinction for her Outstanding Contribution to Business by the Asian Indian
Women’s Association in Michigan. Ms. Chaturvedi holds a Masters degree in Finance from
Boston College and an undergraduate degree with honors in Economics from Delhi University in
India.

Fernando Alberto Cirino, Senior Executive, Banco Santander

Mr. Cirino joined Banco Santander in August/2001, as part
of the team who structured and managed the new business unit
focused on relationships with Governments, as well as private
Healthcare and Education segments, following the same model which had been implemented
earlier by Santander in Spain and in other Latin American countries, such as: Mexico, Chile,
Venezuela, Puerto Rico and Colombia. Mr. Cirino currently manages a specialized team
covering the State of Sao Paulo – approximately 34% of Brazilian GDP – and is also engaged in
the integration process with recently acquired Banco Real, which has also enjoyed a major stake
in private healthcare and education. With a focused and specialized approach, Santander Brazil
has succeeded in securing a leading position in these business segments in the country.
Prior to Santander, Mr. Cirino worked for more than 16 years in Corporate Banking,
Structured Trade and Corporate Finance at Lloyds Bank and American Express Bank’s
subsidiaries in Brazil. Mr. Cirino has a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, with a post
graduate degree in Industrial Production and Economic Engineering, having attended extension
programs at The Wharton School (University of Pennsylvania, USA), Manchester Business
School (United Kingdom) and Kellogg School of Management (Northwestern University).

Guy Ellena, Director, Health and Education Department, IFC

Mr. Guy Ellena is the Director of the Health and Education
Department of the International Finance Corporation (IFC). He is in charge
of a growing portfolio of health and education investments of over $294
million in more than 30 emerging market countries. Mr. Ellena joined the
World Bank in 1986 and occupied successive operational positions as a Health Economist in
several regions where he carried out policy work for the World Bank. He joined IFC's Latin
America and Caribbean Department as its first Senior Health Specialist in 1998, as part of the
Department’s new Health Care Unit. Between April 2000 and November 2001, Mr. Ellena was
the Technical Manager for the Global Practice Group for Social Sectors (now the Health and
Education Department). Before joining the World Bank Group, Mr. Ellena was a researcher and
health economics/policy consultant for the French Government's development agencies. He
holds a Masters Degree in Economics as well as a PhD in Health Economics from the University
of Aix-Marseille.
Juan Enriquez, Managing Director, Excel Medical Ventures

Mr. Enriquez is the author of the global bestseller book, As
the Future Catches You and The United States of America. He is
CEO of Biotechnonomy, a Life Sciences Research and Investment
Firm where he is leading the research on the global effects of genomics. Juan provides thoughtful
and provocative insight to life sciences and its impact on politics, the economy and our everyday
lives. He argues the importance of companies whose futures lie with the intersecting fates of
science, technology and computing will do well to mind our knowledge gap, not get swallowed
up by it! Juan has been named a Fast 50 Winner for achieving milestone as a World Explorer.
These awards were created by Fast Company as part of their mission of keeping the world attune
to all the good that's created when passionate people with big ideas and strong convictions are
determined to make a difference. Juan's recent projects include joining a world discovery voyage
led by leading scientist Craig Venter, which led to the discovery of an unprecedented new
species and the mapping of the human genome.

Dr. Ahmed Ghali, Chairman, Critical Care Areas, Dar Al-Fouad
Hospital

Dr. Ghali graduated from Ain-Shams University School of
medicine in 1978. He showed early interest in critical care medicine and
cardiology. He was appointed as a resident at the cardiothoracic
intensive care at Ain-Shams University hospitals, Cairo EGYPT. Dr.
Ghali had his Master's and MD degrees in Cardiology from Ain-Shams
University. He had his postgraduate training in St.Luke's Episcopal hospital Houston Texas in
Cardiology Dept. He became an international member of St.Luke's Episcopal medical society.
He became director of the cardiothoracic Surgery ICU and non-invasive lab at Ain-
Shams University Cardiothoracic surgery Dept.
Dr. Ghali was assigned the director of SICU at Dar Al-Fouad Hospital, Giza Egypt. Dar
Al-Fouad Hospital is working in collaboration with Cleveland Clinic at USA which became a
JCI accredited facility. He became the Chairman of medical council (2003-2005) then Chairman
of Critical Care areas till now. Dr. Ghali is the moderator of Liver transplant program at Dar Al-
Fouad Hospital and Al-Sahel teaching hospital in Egypt.
Dr. Ghali has several international publications including areas of critical care scoring,
liver transplantation, and infective endocarditics. He is also a co-author in the Fundamentals of
Critical Care Support 4th ed. 2008, published by the society of Critical Care Medicine, USA. He
is an international FCCS course consultant at the SCCM.

Buddy Gumina, Partner and Head of US Healthcare, Apax
Partners

Buddy Gumina is a Partner and Head of US Healthcare at
Apax Partners. He focuses on investments in healthcare services,
products, pharma and healthcare IT. Some recent deals have included Trizetto, Inc.; Qualitest
Pharmaceuticals; Spectrum Laboratory Network; Encompass Home Health; Voyager
HospiceCare, Inc.; and MagnaCare Holdings, Inc.
Prior to joining Apax Partners, Buddy was a Partner at Saunders Karp & Megrue, where
he specialized in investments in healthcare and business services. Before joining Saunders Karp
& Megrue, Buddy was an Associate at DLJ Merchant Banking Partners where he focused on
healthcare services and business services. Prior to that, he was an Analyst in the High Yield
Group of Kidder, Peabody & Co. where he specialized in public and private debt financings and
recapitalizations.
Buddy received an MBA from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration
and a BA in Political Science from Yale University.

Nicolaus Henke, McKinsey and Company

At McKinsey, Nicolaus heads the Payor & Provider Healthcare
Practice in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa and chairs McKinsey’s work
with national Health Systems globally. Over the past decade, Nicolaus has
worked on more than 250 health care engagements in 17 health care systems
on a broad set of issues, including health care system design, creating and managing payors,
hospital strategy, and operations, as well as R&D and marketing of pharmaceuticals.

He frequently speaks on and publishes health care topics. Prior to his time at McKinsey,
Nicolaus worked in banking for 2 years. He holds a Master and Doctorate in Business
Economics from the University of Muenster, Germany, as well as a Master in Public
Administration from Harvard University, where he was a John J McCloy Scholar.

Fola Laoye, CEO, Hygeia

Mrs. Laoye holds a Bachelors Degree in Accounting from the
University of Lagos, Nigeria and a Masters of Business Administration
from Harvard Business School, Cambridge, USA. She is also an
Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales and the
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria. Fola has had fifteen years of business experience,
both locally and internationally, having trained with Ernst & Young, Lagos and Price
WaterHouse Coopers in London. She is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Hygeia Nigeria
Limited, promoters of Hygeia HMO, the foremost health maintenance organization in Nigeria
and the Lagoon Hospitals group. While with Hygeia, she has been responsible for the start up
and growth of the Hygeia HMO business and the Hygeia Community Health Plan as well as the
roll-out of two ultra-modern medical facilities in Lagos. She also lectures part-time at the Lagos
Business School (Pan-African University) in the area of Strategy and Business Policy.

Roberta Lipson, Chief Executive Officer, Chindex

Since Ms. Lipson co-founded Chindex in 1981, the company has
expanded from its core business of capital medical equipment sales and
marketing to healthcare delivery. Ms. Lipson has been the creative force
behind the Beijing United Family Hospital and the United Family
Hospitals concept. An active leader in the business community in Beijing for over 25 years, Ms.
Lipson currently serves on the Board of Governors of The American Chamber of Commerce in
China (Amcham) and is Co-Chair of the Amcham Healthcare Forum. She is an advisor to the
Medical Subgroup of the U.S. Department of Commerce-China JCCT Negotiations, is on the
Board of Directors of U.S.-China Business Council, and Chairs the Boards of the American
Education and Health Foundation and Kehilath Beijing. Ms. Lipson holds an MBA from
Columbia University.

Dr. Victor Lithakanyane, Executive Director, Netcare Limited

Dr Litlhakanyane worked as an intern and medical officer at
Pelonomi hospital from 1988 to 1990. He worked for a few months in the
private sector and in 1991 returned to the public service to specialise in
radiation oncology. With the advent of democracy he was appointed as
the Chief Director for health service in the Free State provincial government in 1995 .He was
promoted to the position of Superintendent General and head of the department of health in the
Free State from the 1st April 2001 to November 2004. He is presently an Executive Director for
Stakeholder Relations for the private healthcare group, Netcare Limited where he is responsible
for amongst others the Private Public Partnership portfolio.
Dr Litlhakanyane is registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa as a
medical practitioner and radiation oncology specialist. He is a member of the Health Professions
Council of South Africa and an Associate of The College of Radiation Oncologists. He received
the Oliver Tambo fellowship in health leadership in 1996. He obtained the degree MB, ChB
from the University of KwaZulu-Natal in 1988, Masters in Medicine (Radiotherapy) from the
University of the Free State in 1994, Masters in Business Administration in Health Care from the
University of the Free State in 2001. He also holds a certificate in health services management
from Clark Atlanta University in the USA and a postgraduate diploma in health management
from the University of Cape Town.