Founder

The US team, headed by Mr. Karim Belaid

Karim Belaid's Biography:
Karim Belaid is an accomplished telecommunications/technology and advanced science business development professional with over a decade of business success on national (USA) and international levels with impressive capabilities in handling major multi-million dollar business deals. Well trained in US & international contract negotiations, strategic positioning and advanced international business development. Karim focuses his projects on international business and trade ventures in the following regions: North America, Europe, Africa & the Middle East. Karim is multilingual, well traveled, a US and Irish citizen and an expert in cultural diversity in business environments.

Karim’s international professional journey started in Algeria-North Africa, after graduating as engineer from the National Institute of Hydrocarbons, by heading the sales department for a national company in charge of chemical product imports and national distribution. He later furthered his studies at the University College London (UCL-UK )where he prepared his Masters (MSc) in electrochemistry in connection with a research project linked to the European Community. After continuing his MSc, he worked for over a decade in the world renown and epicenter of innovation Silicon Valley-California, USA, where he excelled in business and yielded millions of dollars in profit working with global networking and telecommunication companies such as Alcatel-Lucent, AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Motorola, Tekelec, IBM, Cisco, Siemens, NTT, China Telecom, etc...

Karim founded Tijara International, LLC, an international trade company with a focus on the MENA markets to provide bridging services in the IT and international trade. He strongly believes that the Arab countries, especially the countries of the GCC, are ready to participate globally as equal players at the tables of business – worldwide. He also believes that the Arab world has tremendous human and natural resources that can create worldly impact and contribute distinctly towards the creation of welfare for the MENA region. In his current work he bridges resources in the United States & EU countries with companies, entrepreneurs and other entities located in the Middle East & Africa. Karim has served in the United States of America Trade Delegation to Algeria-North Africa, providing his expertise to businesses and the national media. He has served as a resource to the US Department of State in the area of international trade in connection with the US Partners for a New Beginning Project which assists young IT entrepreneurs in the North African region.

Karim is based in San Francisco Bay Area, CA, USA and Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow, Ireland.

Examples of Current Work

·        He bridges resources in the United States & England-UK with companies, entrepreneurs and other entities located in the Middle East & Africa.

·        He serves as a member of the US Trade Delegation to Algeria, North Africa, providing his expertise to businesses and the media.

·        He is a resource to the US Department of State in the area of international trade in connection with the US Partners for a New Beginning Project which assisted IT entrepreneurs in the North African region.

·        He is a resource for the US Commerce Department on bridging projects involving the US, Africa and the Middle East.

. Karim Belaid on North African Media (just search for Karim Belaid):
- The EL MOUJAHID newspaper:
  http://www.elmoudjahid.com/fr/mobile/detail-article/id/25600

- An article on the Algerian Consulate in Frankfurt, Germany:
  http://www.konsulat-algerien.de/Competences%20Nationales%20etranger.htm