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Marek Rydzewski
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about me

Marek Rydzewski is Deputy Chairman of the Board at AOK Nordost. Die Gesundheitskasse, the largest regional health insurance in Berlin, Brandenburg and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Various management positions allowed him to acquire a high level of expertise in digitalization, customer service, sales, insurance and integrated healthcare services. From 2021 to 2025, he served as Chief Digital Officer at BARMER, where he was responsible for the digital strategy and transformation of Germany’s second-largest health insurance.

He is committed to matters of Corporate Digital Responsibility (CDR) in healthcare. Additionally, he has been engaged in the German-Polish cooperation for cross-border healthcare since 2003. He studied culture and economics at the European University Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder), Germany, and Aston University Birmingham, Great Britain. He

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