Dr BR Shetty has moved on from his role as CEO of NMC Healthcare but remains one of the business community’s most important figures. Under his stewardship, NMC became the UAE’s largest private healthcare provider with over 135 facilities across ten countries treating more than 8.5 million patients a year. NMC was the first healthcare company from the GCC to list on the LSE, and has a market cap nearing $9.5bn.