INTERHEALTH CANADA LIMITED - Key Persons


Al Saleem

Job Titles:
  • Trade

Andrew Hughes

Job Titles:
  • Chief
  • Financial Analyst
  • Chief Financial Analyst InterHealth Canada, UAE
Mr. Andrew Hughes, is the Chief Financial Analyst for InterHealth Canada Limited. He is a British national educated in the United Kingdom where he studied a Bachelor of Science in Finance and Accounting. As Chief Financial Analyst, Andrew prepares activity, operational, costing and financial models to support tenders for new business.

Dr Emad El Dukair

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Board Director to the Main Board
After obtaining his membership of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (London) in 1984, Dr. El Dukair opened the El Dukair Medical Center in Riyadh, a Poly clinic specialising in the provision of Obstetrics and Gynaecology services which later expanded to provide several other specialities and the first Women Fitness Centres in Riyadh and established a medical equipment supplies and maintenance business which represented a raft of international medical equipment manufacturers. In the late 1980s, Dr. El Dukair moved into the provision of hospital management services, providing clinical and non-clinical services to the Ministry of Health. A Construction operation was added to the Group's activities, where a Total Turn Key Solution was offered, encompassing the design and construction of hospitals, equipping them and eventually operating them. In 1998, Dr. El Dukair was appointed as a Board Director to the main Board of InterHealth Canada Limited. Since 2005, he has worked on developing Public Private Partnership (PPP) solutions to meet the healthcare needs of developing countries. This model enables the integration of the requirements for Financing new Healthcare infrastructure and the provision of clinical services and facilities management services within a single integrated contract.

Dr. Denise Braithwaite-Tennant

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Corporate LEADERSHIP Team
  • Chief Executive Officer InterHealth Canada, TCI
Dr. Denise Braithwaite-Tennant is a native of Grand Turk and daughter of Pastor Frederick Braithwaite and the late Susan Fulford-Braithwaite. She was the valedictorian of the Helen J. Robinson High School and Academic recipient of the Governor's Award for academic excellence. She has a Bachelor's Degree in Biology with a minor in Chemistry from Liberty University in the United States and later graduated from the University of the West Indies Trinidad and Tobago campus with an M.B.B.S. degree in July 1999 with honors in Biology and Physiology and distinction in Pharmacology in her pre-clinical examinations. Dr. Braithwaite-Tennant worked in Jamaica for the Ministry of Health and Human Services as a medical officer from August 1999 to May 2009. During her tenure in Jamaica, she gained invaluable experience working with several of the large hospitals in the area of Emergency Medicine, Trauma and Disaster management. She gained her specialist medical certification in the field of Emergency Medicine from the University of the West Indies at its Mona Jamaica campus. During her training, she was responsible for the management of patient care and flow, junior medical and nursing staff and continuing educational programs. She also visited the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Barbados and the Hartford Hospital in the United States during her international elective period as part of her specialty training. During this period, she gained insightful exposure on the service delivery at regional and internal emergency departments. Dr. Braithwaite-Tennant returned to the Turks and Caicos Islands and worked for the Ministry of Health and Human Services from July 2009. During her tenure at the Ministry, she joined the health care team as the Turks and Caicos Islands' first Belonger consultant specialist Emergency Medicine physician to be employed. In April 2010 when the Turks and Caicos Islands Hospital InterHealthCanada TCI Ltd commenced operations Dr. Braithwaite-Tennant was transferred to its Cheshire Hall Medical Centre Emergency Department where she was the lead Consultant. In May 2014, Dr. Braithwaite-Tennant was promoted to Chief of Medical Services. Dr. Braithwaite-Tennant was recently awarded a Masters in International Management with a specialization in Health sector management from the University of Liverpool United Kingdom in November 2014. Effective December 1st 2020 Dr. Denise Braithwaite-Tennant was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of InterHealth Canada TCI.

Dr. Imad Al Thukair

Job Titles:
  • Board Director
After obtaining his membership in the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (London) in 1984, Dr. El Thukair opened the El Thukair Medical Centre in Riyadh, a Polyclinic specializing in the provision of Obstetrics and Gynecology services which later expanded to provide several other specialties. This includes the first Women's Fitness Centre in Riyadh, and a medical equipment supplies and maintenance business that represented a raft of international medical equipment manufacturers. In the late 1980s, Dr. El Thukair moved into the provision of hospital management services, providing clinical and non-clinical services to the Ministry of Health. A Construction operation was added to the Group's activities, where a total turnkey solution was offered, encompassing the design and construction of hospitals, equipping them, and eventually operating them. In 1998, Dr. El Thukair was appointed as a Board Director to the main Board of InterHealth Canada Limited. Since 2005, he has worked on developing Public-Private Partnership (PPP) solutions to meet the healthcare needs of developing countries.

Dr. Małgorzata Świątkiewicz

Job Titles:
  • Director of the Żywiec Hospital InterHealth Canada, Poland
Małgorzata Świątkiewicz is the Director of the Żywiec Hospital, the first hospital in Poland built in the PPP formula. She played an important role in taking over medical services by InterHealth Canada from the Public Partner. Her task is to introduce new standards of care in Poland, modeled on the experience of InterHealth Canada hospitals. She completed her medical studies at the Military Medical Faculty in Łódź and obtained a medical doctor's diploma. After graduation, she completed a post-graduate internship at the Silesian Medical Center in Katowice, and then began working as a cardiac surgery resident at the Department of Cardiac Surgery of the Polish-American Heart Clinics in Bielsko-Biała under the supervision of an outstanding professor Andrzej Bochenek. In her career, she completed many specialization courses, including courses in heart ultrasound and percutaneous aortic valve implantation - TAVI. She also worked on innovative medical projects at the Research and Development Center of American Heart of Poland. Apart from medical activities, Dr. Małgorzata Świątkiewicz has her own company which provides social services - she runs a nursing home for the elderly and a nursery. From April 2019, she served as the deputy director for development, medical services and innovation at the Regional Hospital in Kalisz. She was responsible for the restructuring of the hospital and created a hospital recovery plan, which she then successfully implemented. In February 2020, she began cooperation with InterHealth Canada on the finalization of the project of the New Hospital in Żywiec, which began operating on September 24, 2020 and has been the director of the hospital since then.

Dr. Mohammed Ghazi Qaddoura - CEO

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • Member of the Management Team
Dr. Mohammed Ghazi Qaddoura is known for his growing lineage of success stories that have developed over time into an admirable reputation as a business leader, who promises to deliver only the ultimate success in Healthcare Management and Leadership. Known as a thinker and visionary who is pragmatic and resourceful, Dr. Qaddoura demonstrates exceptional leadership skills, coupled with heightened business acumen for programs and projects. He has to his credit a rich legacy of building and leading successful high-performing companies that testify to professionalism and expertise in leading healthcare multi-site operations alongside resource optimization, administration, and regulatory compliance within the healthcare industry. Dr. Qaddoura holds a BS degree in dentistry, Two master's degrees in international healthcare and hospital management, and he is a member of Harvard Alumni for managing healthcare delivery.

Dr. Sandip Gupta

Job Titles:
  • Consultant Healthcare Planning InterHealth Canada, KSA
Dr. Sandip (Sandy) Gupta, MD, MBBS, MRCP, has over 15 years of experience in providing technical and medical planning expertise to various hospitals and healthcare facilities in the Middle East. He holds a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from the University of Delhi and is a Member of the Royal College of Physicians of the United Kingdom. Dr. Gupta is a key part of InterHealth Canada's Riyadh branch. His area of expertise includes hospital design, space planning, medical equipment planning, and procurement. Dr. Gupta has held positions with various organizations such as Thinet International Technics International and Al Arab Contracting Co. He has also worked on major projects in the Middle East, specifically Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, providing technical expertise. His portfolio of experience includes prestigious projects such as Princess Noura University hospital, a number of Teaching Colleges and King Abdullah Hospital, the largest medical facility in Makkah and the Northern region.

Filip Tomczak

Job Titles:
  • Finance Manager InterHealth Canada, Poland
His entire professional life has been devoted to the healthcare industry, more precisely, to the field of Financial and Operational Management. Most recently, he acted as a Supervisory Board Member in two hospitals, Management Board Proxy and Deputy Chief Financial Officer in a capital group managing 11 hospitals with 109 wards, more than 2200 beds and 3700 employees, located in Poland. He received a Master's Degree in Economics, specialising in corporate governance and business valuation. He delivers professional ownership control and supports hospital directors by preparing business case scenarios as well as operational and financial models for new and existing services. Filip Tomczak joined the company in 2020 and holds the position of Finance Manager, which is responsible for the PPP Żywiec Project and other prospect in Central and Eastern Europe.

H.E Abubaker Al

H.E Abubaker Al Khoori, in addition to being a member of the Board of Directors of Capital Bank, is the Group CEO of Abu Dhabi Capital Group - the United Arab Emirates since 2018 till present H.E Abubaker Al Khoori has 25 years of experience in the fields of finance, international investments, and real estate. H.E Al Khoori holds the Chairmanship of several companies, one of them is Iridium Services and Logistics Consulting. H.E. Al Khoori was the Chairman of The National Investor Company, Khidma Company, Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC), and Aldar Properties Company, where he also held the position of Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of Al Waha Capital and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Senaat and Emirates Steel. His Excellency Abubaker Al Khoori also served as a member of the boards of many companies, most notably; Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC), Shuaa Capital, Abu Dhabi Stock Exchange (ADX), Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce, Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development, Abu Dhabi Retirement Pensions and Benefits Fund. H.E. Al Khoori was Managing Director and board member of Sorouh Real Estate Company, and Assistant Director of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority «ADIA». H.E. Al Khoori holds a BA Degree in Finance from Linfield College in McMinnville, Oregon, USA, and is a certified Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and a member of AIMR.

Islam Dardas

Job Titles:
  • Consultant, Healthcare Planning InterHealth Canada, KSA
Islam has 15 years of experience in healthcare and he is part of InterHealth Canada's Riyadh branch since 2014. His role ranges from managing and participating in the delivery of major strategic consulting projects in Saudi Arabia; from inception to completion, including the development of detailed business plans as well as developing healthcare proposals in collaboration with the business development team and SME consultants. He brings expertise in planning and implementing healthcare projects, hospital operation & management, training & development, healthcare quality and safety, clinical performance management. He obtained his master's degree in Health Service Administration from RCS-Ireland & Yarmouk University in 2009.

Maria Mieleszko

Job Titles:
  • Deputy Director InterHealth Canada, Poland
  • Director of the Żywiec Hospital
Maria Mieleszko is the deputy of the Director of the Żywiec Hospital responsible for organizational matters and the Hospital CEO's office. She graduated from the English Studies Department of the University of Wrocław and also completed postgraduate studies in law and economy of the European Union and human resources management. She worked as the translator and project manager in a translation agency. Maria has been associated with the Project of the New Hospital in Żywiec since the first round of the competitive dialogue, first as a translator cooperating with InterHealth Canada and since 2012, as its employee taking part in all the tasks necessary to implement the Project, cooperating with both employees of the existing Hospital in Żywiec and representatives of the Public Partner, working on documents indispensable for obtaining the financing for the Project. She actively participated and led streams of activities in the transition process leading up to the successful opening of the Żywiec Hospital.

Martin Dawtry

Job Titles:
  • General Manager
  • General Manager for Infrastructure InterHealth Canada, TCI
Martin Dawtry, General Manager for Infrastructure, Facilities Services, Health and Safety and Emergency Planning at The Turks and Caicos Islands Hospitals. Martin has over 20 years experience in Facilities Management, primarily in Local Government and National Health Service sectors in the U.K. Martin's key skills include a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of all facilities sectors, including technical services, asset and property management and Soft Services. He has a consistent track record of successfully employing best business practices that improve efficiency, reduces operating costs while achieving the high standard throughout all areas of responsibility. His remit includes Hard and Soft Services delivery and management of Biomedical department at both CTMC and CHMC. Ensuring best practice is demonstrated across all areas from planning, day to day management and forecasting for future projects. His responsibilities include development and implementation of processes and strategies to enhance standards of service while ensuring quality compliance and adherence to legislation. He outlines his ultimate aim as ensuring the delivery of consistent, quality services that meet the needs of patients, visitors, employees to The Turks and Caicos Islands Hospital and considers his strengths to be his ability to understand and meet the needs of individuals and to be able to provide a caring and consistent environment for patients and employees.

Mr. George W. Commander

Job Titles:
  • Board Director
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Member of the Management Team
Mr. George W. Commander, BSc, MSc, joined InterHealth Canada in 2004 to lead the implementation of healthcare projects in the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) sector. He is also a former Chief Executive Officer of InterHealth Canada. He has over 35 years of continuous experience in the execution of major construction projects with a principle focus on the delivery and long-term life cycling and operation of healthcare infrastructure in Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, and the Caribbean. He developed an in-house capacity to cover the full spectrum of project delivery including initial bid, structured financing solutions, design, turnkey construction, and full implementation and commissioning management.

Ms. Ange-Marie El Rayess

Job Titles:
  • Clinical Resources Consultant at InterHealth Canada Riyadh Branch
  • Clinical Resources Consultant InterHealth Canada, KSA
Ms. Ange-Marie El Rayess is a Clinical Resources Consultant at InterHealth Canada Riyadh Branch. She brings over 20 years of experience in Clinical care and Healthcare Resources Planning. Ms. Ange-Marie has a bachelor's degree in Nursing Sciences focused on Women's Health, Performance Management, Change Management, Quality, Clinical guidelines and a master's degree in Healthcare Leadership and Organizational Change Management from the Royal College of Ireland. Her experience in nursing administration and quality supports her role at InterHealth Canada as a Clinical Resource Consultant.

Nicholas Thadaney

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors

Nicola Smith

Job Titles:
  • Corporate Business Development Manager for Inter
Nicola Smith is the Corporate Business Development Manager for InterHealth Canada. She is a Registered General Nurse-UK Nursing and Midwifery Council and a member at the Institute of Health Care Managers. She also holds an LLB law degree year- Nicola is an operational business manager and nurse with a proven track record of success in strategic and organizational service developments in the healthcare sector. She is able to manage large complex projects of a financial or operational nature on time and on target. Nicola has also accomplished the following achievements: English National Board 998 Teaching and Assessment in Clinical Practice, Leeds University, Leeds, UK; NVQ Training and Development Leading Body Qualifications, D32, 33 and 34- City and Guilds of London, London, UK. Nicola has also received commendations from the UK Foreign office and Embassy.

Nikola Plaistow-Smith

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Corporate LEADERSHIP Team
  • Business Development Director InterHealth Canada, UAE
Nicola Smith is the Corporate Business Development Manager for InterHealth Canada. She is a Registered General Nurse-UK Nursing and Midwifery Council and a member at the Institute of Health Care Managers. She also holds an LLB law degree year- Nicola is an operational business manager and nurse with a proven track record of success in strategic and organizational service developments in the healthcare sector. She is able to manage large complex projects of a financial or operational nature on time and on target. Nicola has also accomplished the following achievements: English National Board 998 Teaching and Assessment in Clinical Practice, Leeds University, Leeds, UK; NVQ Training and Development Leading Body Qualifications, D32, 33 and 34- City and Guilds of London, London, UK. Nicola has also received commendations from the UK Foreign office and Embassy.

Oxana Gorbatenko

Job Titles:
  • Business Development
Oxana Gorbatenko, holding a degree in economics and a Master's degree in International Marketing, brings a wealth of experience in business development gained over several years. Her career has spanned diverse industries, from wellness to manufacturing, where she has consistently delivered results. Oxana's extensive international network, cultivated during her tenure at leading global companies, has been instrumental in successfully closing numerous projects on a global scale. Her strategic approach and industry expertise have been key factors in driving the company's growth and global reach.

Piotr Bednarski

Job Titles:
  • Chief Financial Officer InterHealth Canada, Poland
Active in Polish and CEE financial and capital markets since 1998. Nearly 20 years experience in the banking sector with focus on mergers acquisition finance, export and project finance, corporate banking and leasing, including real estate off-balance sheet structures. Within multinational corporations temporary placements in Dusseldorf, Brussels and London. Vast part of the career devoted to infrastructure and PPP projects, sovereign and municipal financing. Throughout career profile, restructuring and processes built in strong personal management and takeover skills.

Steve Stein - Secretary

Job Titles:
  • Corporate Secretary
  • Member of the Board of Directors
Steve Stein, is the Corporate Secretary of InterHealth Canada. He graduated from The Schulich School of Business at York University in Toronto Canada in 1977 with an Honours Degree in Business Administration and received his Chartered Accountants designation in 1980. Mr. Stein worked for a National accounting firm for 41 years, was an audit partner for 31 years and was the managing partner of the Toronto Office of the firm for 12 years. He was in charge of the annual audit of Interhealth Canada Limited for 20 years until his retirement in 2018 when he joined the Board of Directors of that Company.

Terry Kuula

Job Titles:
  • Chief Financial Officer InterHealth Canada, TCI
Since 1987, Terry has held multiple financial roles across the health care sector. He was most recently the Chief Financial Officer of a 38 bed hospital in Central Ontario, Canada, after serving as Vice-President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer of a large community Hospital (400+) beds in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. Other positions held over the past three decades include Director of Finance, Health Information and Decision Support, Acting Director of Medicine Programs, Manager of Financial Planning, and Manager of Budgets. With his extensive experience in financial operations, Terry's key roles have been budgeting, financial forecasting, auditing and financial planning submissions to the Government of Ontario, Canada. Throughout his career, he has developed departmental budget templates to set, monitor and report departmental financial operating activities and capital equipment requirements, requests and acquisitions. The development of department variance templates to assist managers monitor and report monthly and year to date variances were included in this process. Terry also managed the entire external audit process liaising with external audit managers and partners and reporting audit results to the audit committee, the finance committee and the board of directors of both hospitals capitalizing on his vast knowledge of auditing.

Viney Mathur

Job Titles:
  • Chief Financial Officer, UAE
Mr. Viney Mathur, FCA, is the UAE Chief Financial Officer for InterHealth Canada. He has a Bachelor of Commerce from Delhi University and is an ICAI Chartered Accountant Viney has 20 years of experience in Finance. He has excellent experience in the Healthcare Industry in the Middle East having worked with the World Health Organisation, the Bahrain Specialist Hospital and the American Hospital Dubai where he held positions ranging in Financial Management, Auditing and Analysis. He also brings experience from private chartered accountant firms and investment organisations.

Wadim Kurpias

Job Titles:
  • General Manager InterHealth Canada, Poland