Loay Hisham Nazer
Loay Hisham Nazer is the founder and Chairman of Nazer. Mr. Nazer started and continues to operate several companies in a variety of businesses including, health insurance, hospital procurement solutions, Dialysis Clinics, public relations, and asset management. He is also the Chairman of Bupa Arabia, a publicly listed company on the Saudi stock exchange that specializes in health insurance. The company operates in Saudi Arabia, the GCC countries and across the Middle East. Mr. Nazer has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA, 1987) and received his Masters Degree in Business Administration (MBA) from the Anderson Graduate School of Management at UCLA (1989). In June more
Tal Hisham Nazer
Managing Director and CEO Bupa Arabia. Holding an MBA from The Wharton School, Pennsylvania, USA (in Finance and Buyouts, 2001) and a BA in Economics from University of California at Los Angeles (Dec 1996), Tal Nazer is currently the Managing Director of Bupa Arabia. Leading this top and fast growing health insurer to higher standards, he is involved with regulators, healthcare providers and the insured. Tal enjoys strong ties to the business community in Saudi Arabia, currently holding the following positions: Vice Chairman, Nazer Board Member, Arabian Medical Marketing Co. Ltd.(Nawah) Chairman of SAMA’s Insurance Companies Committee Member of YPO (Young President Organization) Member of YGL (Young Global Leaders) more
Fehr Hisham Nazer
Fehr Nazer BA graduates in Organizational Studies focused on General Management from Pitzer College, California, USA. Currently, in 2015 Fehr is the General Manager of Nazer Medical Clinic where he is responsible for planning, setting policies, operations. A major responsibility for Fehr is to focus on business growth and maintain qualityassurance. Previously in 2003, Fehr joined Bupa Arabia as Provider Relations Regional Manager, in this position he was overseeing the build-up of Bupa’s network in the Western and Eastern Regions. During his two years experience, Fehr has established major connections with the leading healthcare providers in Saudi Arabia. In 2005, Fehr was promoted to Intermediaries Sales Manager, building the Bupa& more
Modar Hisham Nazer
General Manager – Western Region For Nawah Healthcare Graduated from Columbia University in New York City with a B.A. in Philosophy. Columbia University has recognized him as a member of the Alumni Representative Committee (ARC) to interview potential university students and to vote on their acceptance. Modar was previously the Assistant Vice President of the Corporate Banking Group at the National Commerical Bank (NCB). He now oversees and manages the complete Western Region sales and operations of Nawah. He is also one of the Directors of Nazer Group, as well as being an Executive Partner in Philosophy of Taste Co. more
Haj Hichou
Haj Hichou joined Bupa Arabia in 2010 as Chief Operations Officer; he was instrumental in driving value and efficiency in the Operation, Supply Management and Service area, while establishing himself as a well-respected professional within the Healthcare & Insurance Industry. Haj brings with him more than a decade of international supply chain exposure from one of the most respected Global FMCG companies.Prior to Bupa Arabia, Haj was at Unilever where he held several leadership roles as Factory Director in the Food and Personal Care division, Supply Chain Director for several Business Units and Customer Service Excellence Director for the Unilever MENA region. Born and raised in Belgium, he holds a BS in Electrical and Mechanical Engi more
Rami Makarem
Rami Makarem is the Chief Executive Officer at Nazer. Previous to his current role at our group, Rami served as the Chief Finance Officer of a holding conglomerate in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates for the previous 5 years. Previous to that, Rami served as a Finance Manager for one of the multinational companies in the Information Technology (IT) industry in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and before that worked as an auditor with a big four assurance company in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Rami is a holder of an Executive MBA from London Business School, and a Post Graduate Diploma in Financial Strategy from Said Business School at Oxford University. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) more
Riyas Kalliyath
Riyas is the Group Chief Financial Officer at Nazer, and has supported the Group’s rapid expansion in various key roles since 2006. Prior to joining Nazer, he was in the audit and advisory services with a Big4 in Saudi and a leading regional audit firm in India for 10 years. Riyas has an Executive MBA from London Business School. He took his Post Graduate Diploma in Financial Strategy (Masters) from Saïd Business School at University of Oxford, MBA in Finance & Marketing from SMU, India, and Bachelor’s degree in Commerce from University of Calicut. He is a Fellow Chartered Management Accountant (FCMA) and a Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) from CIMA, UK and AICPA, USA, a Certified Management Account more