Meat and Livestock Australia appoints Celebrity Chef as Business Development Manager for MENA

In his new capacity, Chef Tarek will be assisting Mr. Jamie Fergusson, Regional Manager, Meat & Livestock Australia, Middle East & North Africa, in maintaining and consolidating MLA's growth in this region, where Australian meat products have been consumers' preference over the years as clean, safe, delicious and halal.

Chef Tarek has been working for MLA since 2006 when he was appointed as Senior Consultant, and played a key role in increasing Australian Meat brand awareness, building bridges with the culinary industry and offering cooking and meat cutting training sessions to young chefs in the region.

"It is my honor to assume an even more strategic and regional role within MLA and I will work to ensure that our top quality meat products are supplied to the MENA markets to the best satisfaction of consumers and stakeholders across all relevant industries", said Chef Tarek.

Chef Tarek is an Executive Chef attested by the American Culinary Federation and has won several accolades throughout his career, such as Gold, Premier Chef of America, ACF Silver Medal, and Chef par Excellence.

Also, he's a familiar face in the region as he has presented several cooking shows at Fatafeet TV and Al Mehwar TV in Egypt and has been hosted by broadcast and print media on culinary and cooking matters in several opportunities.