THE MIDDLE EAST’S
47. Christian Schuhmacher
• Executive Chairman
Company: Emirates Hospitals Group
Nationality: Swiss
Residence: UAE
Category: Hospitals
Schuhmacher has served as executive chairman of Emirates Hospitals Group since 2024. The group's subsidiaries include Emirates Specialty Hospital, Emirates Hospital Jumeirah, Emirates Hospital Day Surgery (Dubai and Abu Dhabi), Emirates Hospital Clinics across Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Ras Al Khaimah, two Emirates Rehabilitation Centres, and EHG pharmacy and diagnostics operations. In August 2025, it launched the Tarabichi Center for Joint Care at Emirates Hospital Jumeirah. Schuhmacher is also a board member of SMC Healthcare, a non-executive director at Hôpital Al Shifa Djibouti, and founder and managing director of Swissglobal Advisory.