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INDIAN ACES POWERED BY:

B Dr BR
A

D Shetty
C

E
Founder and chairman
F NMC HEALTH
G Healthcare
H

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K
ONE OF THE PRIMARY MOVERS IN
L shaping the healthcare landscape in
the UAE, BR Shetty may have moved
M
on from his role as CEO of NMC
N Healthcare, but he is still one of the
most important figures in the local
O business community. Indeed, in his
P final year, NMC was able to announce a
38.6 percent rise in revenue to $1.22bn.
Q Under his stewardship, NMC became
R the UAE’s largest private healthcare
provider and now has a presence of
S over 135 facilities across ten countries

T treating more than 8.5 million patients
a year. NMC employs in excess of 2,000
U doctors and was the first healthcare
V company from the GCC to list on the
London Stock Exchange. Part of the
W FTSE100, its current market cap is
almost $9.5bn.
X
Shetty arrived in the UAE in 1973
Y from his native Udupi in Karnataka and
began a career as a serial entrepreneur,
Z contributing to a wide variety of service-
sector fields such as healthcare, financial
services, pharmaceuticals, food and
beverage, education, distribution,
infrastructure and hospitality. His first
venture was UAE Exchange, one of the
largest exchange houses in the world
and an enterprise where he remains
managing director and CEO.
Dr Shetty also has a passion
for education. He is the Honorary
Chairman of the Board of Trustees of
the largest community school in Abu
Dhabi, the Abu Dhabi Indian School.
He owns and operates a number of q THE SATISFACTION OF
other schools including BrightRiders SURMOUNTING A DIFFICULT
School, Deira Private School, Al Gharbia CHALLENGE IS ALWAYS THE
School, International Community
Kindergarten and Sara Nursery. MOST FULFILLING”
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