Tarik was previously Vice President at Total Eren (part of TotalEnergies) in charge of worldwide hydrogen development activities. He led the development of numerous green hydrogen projects worldwide; more than 60 GW of electrolysis capacity projects in (Morocco, Egypt, Mauritania, Tunisia, Chili, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Australia). He was responsible for all development processes from renewable production to the final product (green H2, ammonia, compressed H2, methanol). He was also in charge of securing purchase contracts with offtakers (mainly Germany, Austria and the Netherlands in Europe and Japan and South Korea in Asia).

Tarik is an engineer in Electrical Engineering and Automation and holds a master’s degree in Industrial Information Systems from Ecole Centrale and INSA Lyon. He also had a MBA education from Ecole des Ponts et Chaussées Paris.