Management Team

Dr Prem Kumar Nair was appointed Group Chief Executive Officer of IHH Healthcare on 1 October 2023, where he leads a team of more than 70,000 employees to realise IHH’s vision to be the world’s most trusted healthcare services network.

Dr Nair sets the strategic direction for the sustainable growth of IHH’s global network which today comprises more than 80 hospitals in 10 countries. Guided by its Care. For Good. aspiration, Dr Nair continues to build on the IHH portfolio of strong and reputable brands including Acibadem, Mount Elizabeth, Prince Court, Gleneagles, Fortis, Pantai, Parkway and Island - to touch lives and transform care globally.

Before his role as Group CEO, he served as CEO of IHH Singapore since 2020, where he oversaw the country’s business units and played a pivotal role in strategic growth and international outreach. Prior to that, Dr Nair was with Raffles Medical Group for 27 years, where he held concurrent roles as Chief Corporate Officer, and Managing Director for Singapore Healthcare.

With over three decades of experience as a physician and healthcare executive in both public and private sectors, Dr Nair has earned accolades such as Wellbeing CEO at the WorkWell Leaders Award 2024 and Asia’s Best CEO at the Corporate Governance Asia - Asian Excellence Award 2024.

An active community citizen in Singapore, Dr. Nair was a recipient of the Public Service Medal (Pingat Bakti Masyarakat) in 2010 and, at the 2022 National Day Awards, he received both the Public Service Star (Bintang Bakti Masyarakat) and the Public Service Medal (PBM COVID-19), respectively, for his contributions to the Singapore Prison Service and his support of national COVID-19 efforts. He is also a Justice of the Peace and an Adjunct Associate Professor at the National University of Singapore’s Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health.