Now Health International merges Asia and Middle East operations

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Now Health International has merged its Asia Pacific and Middle East and Africa regions to support the development of its global service proposition.

The business has also announced a new CEO for its China operations. Now Health International's Asia Pacific and Middle East and Africa regions will be combined to form a new, larger region to be known as AMEA (Asia - excluding China, Middle East and Africa). The move follows the Group's acquisition of Best Doctors Insurance in July 2015, and subsequent work to develop a regional operating model in response to the extended geographical reach of the combined business. The newly created AMEA region will be headed up by Zahir Sharif, current Managing Director for the Middle East and Af...

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