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Tarek Zacharia

Critic · DISC type C
CEO & Founder at Syntegrus Limited
📍 London Area, United Kingdom

Tarek Zacharia is the CEO & Founder of Syntegrus, leveraging 30 years in executive search to position senior leaders in the GCC. With an MBA and over 200 C-suite placements, he specializes in helping executives access the 70% of roles that are filled before being publicly advertised.

He has built multiple executive search consultancies from the ground up, including establishing the MENA presence for H. I. Executive Consulting in Dubai and Riyadh.

Unique fact: Tareks entire methodology is built around the principle that if youre applying for a job, youre already too late.

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Experience
18 Years
Current Role
CEO & Founder
Job Level
Leadership
Location
London Area, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Tarek shows up

Information Seeker
Objective Thinker
ROI Driven

They prefer to do logical analysis and value evidence over emotions. Unless the value is proven by data, they are unlikely to value fancy features. They enjoy working alone and do not rely on others very often.

Priorities

Topics Tarek cares about

Executive Positioning
Helps senior executives in the GCC engineer opportunities and get called for C-suite roles before they are created or advertised.
Hidden Job Market
His firm's philosophy is based on the fact that 70% of senior roles are filled pre-emptively, outside of public application processes.
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Career

Work history

2-2017
CEO & Founder
Syntegrus Limited
3-2023
Accredited GCologist
The GC Index
3-2015 - 2-2017
Director Talent Acquisition
Majid Al Futtaim
9-2013 - 3-2015
Partner, MENA
H.I. Executive Consulting (HIEC)
9-2007 - 8-2013
Managing Partner
Zacharia & Partners
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2020 - 2020
Back To Business Programme
Cambridge Judge Business School
2001 - 2002
Master of Business Administration - MBA
University of Westminster
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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