Board of Directors

President

Ivan Rendulic is the CEO and Founder of RexRea medical tourism consultancy company from Croatia and the founder of the leading medical tourism platform in Croatia - ZagrebMed, supported by the Ministry of Health of Croatia, Zagreb Tourist Board, City of Zagreb and Croatian Chamber of Economy.

Ivan is an active patient facilitator and is engaged in the development of health and medical tourism in Europe by working closely with private insurance companies, EU associations, hospitals and clinics and is a frequent speaker on the topic of medical tourism.

Vice-President

Christian El-Khouri is a seasoned medical and health tourism veteran with extensive expertise in international patient services, healthcare consultancy, and medical tourism operations.

He has dedicated his career providing patients with access to the best suited healthcare services and now pursues this goal through advising destinations on developing health tourism strategies, structuring sustainable medical tourism operations, and building health tourism ecosystems. Christian is a prolific speaker and publisher, with a focus on innovative solutions. He has served for and built numerous companies in the space, such as the International Patient Service Germany, health-tourism-news.com and serving as head of consulting for MESC, Germany's first medical tourism company. He has successfully implemented strategies that significantly increased international patient inquiries and reduced operational inefficiencies for leading healthcare institutions. Further he serves as advisor for numerous startups and organisations around the globe

General Secretary

Maria Afsar Nazari is the creator and executor of MariaCares Sweden AB – the platform where patients can seek medical treatment all over the world.

Maria is a medical tourism professional with almost 20 years in the field.

Many years of professional experience in patient service and building networks between hospitals and medical professionals in various countries all across the world. 

Active participant and speaker of the most prestigious events inside medical tourism industry. 

Being certificated by the International Medical Tourism Association (USA) in 2014, Maria redirected her career from being General Manager of a medical assisting company to her private business.

Treasurer

Pierre Hollenbeck is the founder of Medcom, a company specializing in marketing and international healthcare provider support for those entering the European market. Medcom was established in April 2004 and quickly became a pioneer in the French market by offering the first hair transplant services in Turkey. The following years, the company diversified its offerings, providing dental and cosmetic surgery options and operates now on 17 countries. 

Today, Medcom continues to drive innovation, overseeing an expanding range of specialties, including stem cell treatments and high-end orthopedics, with a mission to offer the largest network of specialized clinics catering to international medical patients as well as promote the industry’s best practice. In 2024 he co-founded the European Health & Medical Tourism Association based in Brussels.