Akbar Moideen Thumbay elevated as Vice President Healthcare Division of the group & Member of Thumbay Group Board
The Thumbay Group UAE
an international business conglomerate with its headquarters in United
Arab Emirates and established in 1997 by its founder, a visionary and
third generation entrepreneur from India, Thumbay Moideen, has announced
formation of a board to implement the group’s strategic plans & to
Strengthen Corporate Governance, to align with its Vision 2020. As per
the official communique issued by the founder president of the group
Thumbay Moideen, Akbar Moideen Thumbay has been elevated as the Vice
President Healthcare Division of the group. For over six years Akbar was
handling the healthcare operations of the group. He was responsible for
the hospitals and retail division of the group. Under his leadership
the division has seen an exponential growth in the business and has seen
establishment of Thumbay Clinics, Thumbay Pharmacies and Zo & Mo
Optical shops in UAE and India.
‘I am extremely
thankful to the Founder President for providing me with this
opportunity. I am excited at taking up the position of Vice President of
Thumbay Group's Healthcare Division and will now strive to achieve the
great vision that the President has visualized. I take up this role as a
responsibility to ensure that the Healthcare division, which consists
of Thumbay Hospitals and Clinics, becomes the leading healthcare service
provider in the region. As part of my new initiatives, I shall be now
revisiting the strategy and macro level operations for the Division to
help achieve our goals and implement our ambitious expansion plans.
After moving to the U.A.E. at the age of 15, he continued his studies
with the International School of Choueifat in the UAE, and completed his
graduation in Mechanical Engineering from American University of
Sharjah (AUS). He later went on to continue his postgraduate studies in
Hospital Management from the renowned SDA Boccioni School of Management,
Milan, Italy.
The President has also
announced the formation of the board comprising of Founder President
Thumbay Moideen, Vice President Healthcare Division Akbar Moideen
Thumbay, Akram Moideen Thumbay, Director Construction and Renovations
Division, Moideen Farhad C., Director Hospitality Division and Nazeer
Hussain Patayath, Director Finance and Budget of the group. The board
will be the final decision making body and will be responsible to
formulate the strategies for the group operations all over the world.
The Thumbay Group UAE has
ventured into new avenues of service with missionary zeal and has over
the past seventeen years spread its wings of excellence in various
fields of social and business endeavours. The group has blossomed into a
diversified group with operations in Education (Gulf Medical
University), Healthcare (Thumbay Hospitals and Clinics), Medical
Research, Diagnostics, Thumbay Pharmacies, Health Communications, Retail
Opticals (Zo & Mo), Wellness (Body & Soul Health Club &
Spa), Nutrition Stores, Hospitality (Blends & Brews Coffee Shop),
Real Estate, Publishing (HEALTH magazine), Thumbay Marketing &
Distribution Company. An academic and entrepreneurial powerhouse, the
Thumbay Group takes its strength from an empowered and loyal employee
group of nearly three thousand people.
The group is an
established and reputed name in education and healthcare. Today the
group has more than 3000 people working in the organization from over 22
nationalities. With the current expansion plans and ongoing projects,
the numbers are expected to reach 6000 employees in next two years.
With 13 verticals the group is constantly expanding reach, both in terms
of products and services as well as geographically. As per the
strategic plan, the group is planning to establish 3-4 university
campuses and 10-15 hospitals in other countries. The group is also
looking at expanding our retail business ventures in GCC and other
countries in the next 5-7 years, thus increasing the staff strength to
over 10000 employees with an estimated business of US$ 2 Billion.