DUBAI, UEA
Renaissance are pleased to announce the appointment of Bérengère Dumont as SVP People at Reliance Health
Founded in 2016 by Femi Kuti, Opeyemi Olumekun, and Matthew Mayaki, Reliance Health is on a mission to make quality healthcare accessible and affordable in countries where the dominant path to healthcare has been to pay at the point of access. Reliance Health uses technology and data science to build an integrated health system that includes affordable health insurance, telemedicine and a combination of partner and proprietary healthcare facilities. This allows them to offer innovative healthcare solutions that meet the needs of customers in emerging markets.
Reliance received an early injection of funding from Partech Partners, Y Combinator and Tencent. The business announced a subsequent $40m Series B round, led by General Atlantic, in February of this year. In line with their international expansion model, they have made the following hire to their executive leadership team:
Bérengère Dumont - SVP People
Bérengère joins Reliance Health from Vezeeta.com, where she held the position of VP People Operations & Culture. Vezeeta is a digital healthcare platform that operates across MENA, allowing patients to search, book, rate, and review healthcare providers.
Bérengère has an authentic HR background and brings extremely relevant scaling and growth experience, a true affinity for health tech as a sector, as well as deep regional experience and expertise. She was previously HR and Operations Director for the Middle East, Africa and Turkey at SAS, and was also HR Director at Boston Consulting Group.
Bérengère has joined to provide an exceptional People and Culture vision around key areas such as hiring, employee growth, retention and leadership as Reliance’s workforce expands internationally.
For more information, please visit www.reliancehealthinc.co
