Tarek holds a Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Telecoms, Intranet/Internet) from INSAT-Tunisia, and a Master's of Science in Communication networks Engineering from the Sant'Anna Advanced School of Pisa-Italy. In March 2005, Tarek joined Huawei Technologies (a Chinese leading vendor and solution provider for telecom operators) as a product and solution sales engineer. In September 2008, Tarek was transferred to Huawei Bahrain as a Transmission Network Product Manager. Few months later and since April 2009, he was appointed as a network senior solutions manager for Huawei's ZAIN Key account department within which he also acts to cover several Zain subsidiaries in Africa. Already bilingual (native Arabic and French), Tarek speaks good English, fair Italian, and beginner in Maltese, Wolof and Chinese Mandarin. Besides, Tarek has also been involved in several causes since he was student. He joined TakingITGlobal in 2003 and he was following several projects and actions in Tunisia.