(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Aetna (NYSE: AET), a leading global diversified health care benefits company, announced today that Hisham Radwan, 49, has been named general manager of the Middle East and Africa region for its international operations. In his new role effective today, Radwan is responsible for expanding the company’s international business in the region.
In the Middle East and Africa, Aetna offers individual and group health care benefits for expatriates, health management services for employers and governments, and global health benefit plans for local nationals through alliances with local insurance firms.
Radwan is based in Aetna’s Dubai offices. He joins the company from Bupa Arabia for Cooperative Insurance in Riyadh, where he served as chief commercial officer, responsible for the company’s commercial strategy for health insurance and services.
“We’re pleased that Hisham will be leading our dynamic team in the Middle East and Africa, which is an important growth area for Aetna,” said Sandip Patel, head of Aetna International. “With his deep industry knowledge and lifelong experience in the region, his oversight will provide an even greater focus to expanding our health care solutions business with government and corporate clients in the area.”
A native of Egypt, Radwan has a strong track record of driving profitable growth and maximizing business efficiencies in the health care benefits industry. For the last 20 years, he has worked for the Nazer Group in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, where he launched Bupa Middle East, the forerunner to Bupa Arabia. At Bupa Middle East, Radwan also managed corporate sales for its products and services in Saudi Arabia and served as sales and marketing director.
Radwan holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Alexandria, Egypt, and is fluent in both Arabic and English.
In February, Aetna was named “Health Insurer of the Year” for its health care benefits offerings in the Middle East by MENA Insurance Review, a leading publication covering the insurance sector in the Middle East and North Africa.
Aetna has had offices in Dubai for more than 10 years, where the company employs about 100 people. In 2012, Aetna established a multi-lingual call center offering French and Arabic to serve a selection of clients from the Middle East region.
About Aetna International
Aetna International is committed to helping create a stronger, healthier global community by delivering comprehensive health benefits and health management solutions worldwide. Aetna International's expatriate business is one of the industry's largest and most prominent international health benefits providers, supporting more than 500,000 members worldwide. The organization’s expatriate offerings include medical, dental, vision, life, disability and emergency assistance. Aetna International’s health management business collaborates with health care systems, government entities and plan sponsors around the world to design and build locally applied health management solutions to improve health, quality and cost outcomes. For more information, see www.aetnainternational.com.
Contacts
Aetna
Dubai, UAE
Kathy Hyde, 971 (0) 44387657
HydeK@aetna.com
or
United States
Marnie Goodman, 860-273-2314
GoodmanM2@aetna.com
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