Tarek Zacharia

Critic
DISC Type : C

CEO & Founder at Syntegrus Limited

London Area, United Kingdom

Overview

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.

Personality Overview

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.

Topics They Care 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.
GCC Leadership
Focuses exclusively on the career trajectories of C-suite and boardroom-level executives within Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

Media Appearances

Tarek has no verified media appearances

Work History

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

Education

2020 - 2020
Back To Business Programme from Cambridge Judge Business School
2001 - 2002
Master of Business Administration - MBA from University of Westminster

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Insights For Selling To Tarek

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be ready for penetrating questions and critical examination of your pitch
  • Keep some extra margin while sharing pricing, they are likely to negotiate later
  • Tell them what ROI they can expect

DONT's

  • Do not use very emotional or colorful language
  • Make extra effort to not seem pushy or confrontational
  • Don’t try to give too many examples of other users, they like to make their own decisions

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Tarek is

  • Strong evidence of ROI, effective pricing, and proven data points matter the most to them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Tarek

  • It is not very hard for them to say no if they are not convinced about the decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Tarek move?

  • Their decision-making is neither very fast nor very slow, they are somewhere in between.
  • Can Tarek take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks if their analysis shows that it would be worth it.

You And Tarek

Personality Compatibility


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