IMS Corporate Team

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.

H.E Abubaker Al Khoori

Board Member

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.

George W. Commander

Board Director

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.

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.

EXECUTIVE EDUCATION – Managing Healthcare Delivery, Harvard Business School, USA

INTERNATIONAL MBA – Healthcare and Hospital Management, Frankfurt School of Finance and Management, Germany

MBA – H.I.B.A – Higher Institute for Business Administration-France (The European Project)

B.S IN DENTISTRY – (Damascus, Syria).

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.