Bashar Zako heads sales and business development activities for Polaris Wireless in the Middle East and Africa regions, where he is building a strong regional presence and a team to support Polaris' growth.

He has over 20 years of experience in the wireless telecommunications industry. Bashar has worked in a variety of roles started his career in R&D and engineering. He has held positions at BT and Ionica in the UK where he also published a number of papers through IEEE. Later in his career he worked with Nokia Networks in the Middle East where he was responsible for technical marketing for its RAN solutions. In 2001, he joined Aircom International to set up its Middle East and Africa operations. During his nine years at Aircom he won significant contracts and grew the business to be one of the most profitable regions for the company.

Mr. Zako holds a Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng) degree and a Master of Science degree in Telecommunications and Communication Engineering from the University of London in the UK.