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Cascador Health is pleased to announce that Dr. Abed Hammoud has accepted the position of President of the Board.

Brussels, Belgium, 2023.02.16 Cascador Health is pleased to announce that Dr. Abed Hammoud has accepted the position of President of the Board. Dr. Hammoud is a senior executive in the medical technology sector, engaged over the past 29 years in various leading roles ranging from pioneering early-stage development in successful startup companies (surgical navigation - StealthStationTM) to technology rollouts for major multinationals (deep brain stimulation and Epilepsy surgery) and in corporate turnarounds (neurosurgical robotics - Neuromate®). Currently, he is the managing director of Alant Health, Switzerland.

Dr. Hammoud holds a Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) in Electrical/Biomedical engineering from Washington University in St. Louis (WASHU), USA, and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the International Institute for Management Development (IMD), Lausanne, Switzerland.

Dr. Hammoud is a senior member of the Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and a member of the Deep Brain Stimulation Society. He lives with his wife Toula, daughters Leila, Nour, and son Adam in Etoy, Switzerland.

Abed said: “I am excited to have the chance to support the Cascador team. The team at Cascador will help drive future medical innovation that will improve patients’ lives by allowing secure and governed access to healthcare data. In addition, Cascador will help create a global medical knowledge system that will empower AI and machine learning solutions and enhance our understanding of global diseases.”

Philip Taillieu, CEO of Cascador health, adds: “Cascador Health is honored to welcome somebody with such a broad experience and proven track record like Dr. Hammoud as President of our Board of Directors. Dr. Hammoud’s strategic insight and guidance will further help us to implement our mission to make real-world data more accessible for secondary use in a 100% compliant way.”