Executive Leadership

Kareem Shahin is a seasoned healthcare leader with over two decades of experience in the UAE and the wider region. Before joining ADHDS, Kareem was the Chief Business Officer of G42 Healthcare, shaping the team to drive the growth and expansion for the company. He crafted business strategies to enable the mission of transforming everyday […]

As Malaffi’s Legal and Compliance Director, Luke Highfield ensures the highest degree of legislative oversight of Malaffi’s array of operations, providing expert legal counsel for the company’s healthcare mandate while ensuring that it functions within the UAE’s framework of laws and regulations. Luke joined the Malaffi team in August 2021. An international Legal Counsel with […]

Dr Sanji de Sylva is Vice President, Clinical Engagement and Informatics a physician with an extensive career history of leadership in clinical informatics. In a career that has encompassed medicine and technology, he has driven the implementation of large-scale clinical information systems as part of healthcare transformation. He has successfully delivered Electronic Medical Records (EMR) […]

Samah Ismail is Vice President of Operations and Technology at Malaffi, having joining the organisation in 2019 to bring her expertise in strategy development, technology transformation and change management to help ensure the optimum delivery of healthcare technology operations in the UAE. Prior to joining Malaffi, Samah had a managerial role at Accenture, where she […]

Shiraz Ahmad, the Vice President of Corporate Support, leverages his extensive experience in financial management, business leadership, consultation, and corporate strategy gained from his various positions in the UAE and Australia to oversee a portfolio of corporate services for Malaffi. Since joining Malaffi in 2018 as part of the core leadership team, Shiraz has played […]