Zakaria Habib

After graduating with a Bachelor degree in Business Administration-Marketing in 2003, Zakaria directed business development projects in the petrochemicals industry in Morocco, North Africa, contributing to the design and implementation of successful sales and marketing strategies. His next challenge was to put his acquired skills and experience to the test in one of the most competitive professional environments in North America.

For the last decade, Zakaria has been gaining a rewarding and progressive experience in Toronto's' leading financial groups while completing his MBA online which he completed in 2012. He also obtained a professional Certificate in Digital Strategy and Communication Management from the University of Toronto in 2015 and completed several courses in Adult Learning and Professional Training. Zakaria managed the Strategic Initiatives within BMO Capital Markets and is currently Managing the development of strategic partnerships for Canadian International Finance.

Zakaria has been appointed Vice-President of the Moroccan Association in Toronto (2016-2018) where he set the development strategy, lead it implementation, planned and managed structural and community projects in partnership with Government and Non-Government institutions. He also served as the VP Ontario for the Arab Federation and sat on the board of a French Ontarian Media Group (CRT). He also Chaired the 'learn from difference' committee within a corporate Diversity ERG within BMO.

Zakaria is a passionate speaker who enjoys helping businesses and business people analyze, identify, plan and deploy development strategies aiming to reach its full potential on a short term while focusing on creating consistent solid long term business relationships.