Mr. Chaibi is an international business development professional with 16 years experience particularly in Tunisia, Maghreb countries, the United States of America, and the United Kingdom. His areas of expertise include international business development (market research, agent appointment, project management, tender facilitation, tourism, trade (export/import) and investment promotion); corporate communications; government & public relations, lobbying & fundraising. Early in his career, he started as a Project Engineer in the petroleum sector mostly in southern Libya. As the Commercial Officer at the British Embassy in Tunis, Mr. Chaibi benefited from specific training related to program design and Management, trade promotion, and business partnership development and assisted UK businessmen exploring business opportunities in the region. Mr. Chaibi held the position of executive Director of the World of Knowledge Foundation in Orlando Florida and organized programs and events supporting education, access to technology programs benefiting minority communities in the USA and implemented US Government funded programs in Venezuela, Algeria, and Bangladesh. He was the Executive Director of the Tunisian American Chamber of Commerce for over 5 years achieving its self sustainability before the lapsing of a USAID institutional strengthening grant in 1994, creating a successful training program, and developing membership, trade programs and business/lobbying missions. Mr. Chaibi holds a Master’s Degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Louisville, Kentucky, USA. |
