TRANSFORMING
HEALTHCARE

Through the patient’s eyes.

We are a holistic healthcare solutions provider working with our clients to
co-create bespoke offerings to solve their greatest challenges in
delivering best-in-class healthcare to patients.

Guiding Principles

Inclusiveness

We enable a sense of belonging. Feels and acts with respect, values and sees people for who they are as individuals

Customer focus

We prioritize the needs and experiences of our customers and puts them at the center of the decision-making process.

Agility

We design needs-backed solutions, starting small, falling fast, reiterating, and scaling to success.

Leadership

We empower employees and provides them with adequate information and the needed support to work efficiently

Deliver in Uncertainty

We enable adapting quickly to changes, by having full clarity on Goals a confident sense of direction.

People & Culture

Founded in 2018, Ascend is an agile company with an ambitious vision reinforced by leading global and local partners. We are proud of our Saudi heritage, being in the Kingdom and serving the Kingdom and beyond, representing the first foray in the Healthcare industry for Al Fozan Group, a successful family-owned business that has evolved into a diversified conglomerate with operations throughout the GCC and Middle East.

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We have a highly skilled leadership team who have extensive experience in delivering complex solutions and commercial structures in the Saudi healthcare market, powered by a culture of entrepreneurship and creativity.

Leadership Team

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Abdulatif Alfozan

Managing Director

Experienced Investment Director with a demonstrated history of working in the investment management industry, skilled in Private Equity, Structuring, Banking, Corporate Finance, and International Economics.

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Eng. Ali Saleh

President and CEO

With over 20 years of experience with international companies in a multicultural environment, an executive with expertise in Healthcare, Digital Industrial, IOT, IT and Engineering, with passion for innovation and partnership development.

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Asif Ullah

Chief Investment Officer

Leader in Finance, Business Operations and Business Development, has consistently been a business partner with Senior Management in driving financial growth, productivity, go-to-market strategies and corporate governance.

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Dr. Iyad Mobarek

Chief Technical Officer

With a prolific career in the public and private sectors holding a Doctorate in Biomedical Engineering, a leader across Health Information Technology, Healthcare Management, Strategic Planning and Training and Development.

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Walid Tekle

Chief Business Officer

A dynamic professional with experience in leading, commercializing and marketing Education solutions, managing alliances and partnerships, enterprise solutions and business development in the Healthcare industry.

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Mouaz Kassouma

Chief Marketing Officer

Dynamic, results-focused professional with extensive operations management, project development, and financial strategy experience within demanding environments.

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Fahad Bashir

Chief Finance Officer

Certified Accounting Professional with diverse experience in supply chain management, project management, commercial finance, business development, financial analysis, controllership, and auditing in multinational firms.

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Golnar Kamalvand

Managing Principal Consultant

Healthcare strategist and marketer with a demonstrated history of creating client value and fostering partnerships to drive impact and change in healthcare delivery. Astute in strategy, business development, consulting, program management, marketing and communications.