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Published on: 10/4/2007
Last Visited: 11/8/2007
Tarik Bellahcene has been appointed Managing Director of NSF's Operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and Heather Taylor has been appointed International Marketing Manager.
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Tarik Bellahcene has been appointed Managing Director of NSF's operations in EMEA.As Managing Director, he will be responsible for developing and implementing short- and long-term strategies to increase growth of NSF's operations and expand the recognition and acceptance of NSF's services in the region.
Tarik has been with NSF for seven years serving as a Certification Program Manager of Water Distribution Systems for the EMEA region.In this capacity, Tarik expanded NSF's services by establishing collaborations with the Centre Scientifique et Technique du Bâtiment (CSTB, Science and Technology Centre for the Building Industry), one of Europe's leading research and evaluation centers, and also with CARSO-Laboratoire Santé et Environnement Hygiène de Lyon (LSEHL), the premier institution in France for "Attestation de Conformité Sanitaire" product evaluations.
Prior to joining NSF, Tarik spent four years as a Project Manager for the Water and Wastewater Division of Tractebel Engineering, one of Europe's largest engineering consultancies, where he was responsible for coordinating projects and technical studies and designs.He has also worked as a Research Engineer for the Hydromechanics Laboratory at the University of Liège in Belgium.Tarik has a degree in Civil Engineering, Hydraulics from the University of Science and Technology in Algeria and a master's degree in Applied Science from the University of Liège.He is fluent in French, English and Arabic, with a basic level of Spanish.
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"Tarik's, Heather's and Ellen's extensive background in sales, marketing and strategic planning will prove invaluable to NSF International," said Koen Bontinck, NSF Vice President International Operations.