Ashmore Group plc, a UK listed investment management company with a focus on emerging markets, together with its strategic partner King’s College Hospital London (King’s), a leading UK hospital with a global reputation of excellence in patient care, education and research, announced the appointment of Dr. Mohaymen Abdelghany, as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of King’s KSA. Dr. Mohaymen Abdelghany, an accomplished physician consultant and healthcare leader, has more than 25 years of global achievements across the healthcare sector. The Harvard educated executive, who has received a number of prestigious awards in the region recognizing his leadership in the sector, said, “I am thrilled to be leading King’s College Hospital London’s platform in Saudi Arabia. It is very exciting to work with Ashmore and King’s London teams to bring the best of British healthcare to KSA and the region and I am committed to working hard to unlock the full value of the partnership, in line with the Kingdom’s Vision 2030”. Ahsan Ali, who heads Healthcare private equity investments at Ashmore, said, “After Ashmore’s successful launch of King’s in Dubai, we are pursuing an ambitious expansion plan across KSA and the region, starting with King’s hospital in Jeddah, which is in the commissioning phase and scheduled to start operations in Q1 2024. We are very happy to welcome Dr. Mohaymen to King’s and look forward to working with him in establishing King’s KSA as the highest quality provider in the Kingdom”.