‘You can seriously make your mark at GFT without necessarily taking yourself too seriously’
That same playful curiosity has guided my journey across industries and disciplines – from marketing and digital publishing to architecture and agile consulting. Now, as a business architect at GFT, I bring those puzzle-solving instincts into an ever-changing world.
I’m married with children and help my parents, so my personal life is quite full. Outside interests are electronic music, modelling with LEGO, and nature. As well as the calmness of sea fishing, I love to explore forests, mountains and just be outdoors.
I started in marketing and events, then worked in digital marketing, phygital solutions publishing – which uses both physical and digital media – then lean and agile consulting, and now GFT has helped me transform into a business architect.
When I was consulting, I rubbed shoulders with many architects – whether enterprise-, solution-, functional-, data-architects and so on – without ever thinking of evolving to join their ranks. Yet, the management team at GFT France gave me the right conditions to quickly develop my skills and prove myself. I was able to follow the open group architecture framework (TOGAF) training and obtain my certification.
GFT place great importance on the balance between professional and personal life. Putting people at the heart of everything is a slogan that many companies proclaim, but few actually do. I dreamed it, GFT did it!
Indeed, it’s personal life events that have mainly guided my decisions. I left the event industry because I wanted to study again – for two additional Masters degrees in France, after my first in Tunisia. Also, my transition to consulting happened as my first child was born.
I also believe in continuous learning and hope to contribute to developing two GFT areas of expertise – Business Architecture (BA) and Enterprise Architecture (EA). These collaborative groups consider relevant issues and feed knowledge back to the business.
Additionally, I'm also considering how GFT can establish itself in Africa. Some countries are experiencing double-digit growth and I’m convinced that GFT has what it takes to succeed – especially its cultural diversity and respect for people.
We mustn’t be afraid of change. The more we embrace it, the more we learn, grow, and innovate—both as professionals and as people. For me, the best architectural solutions are never rigid—they’re responsive, thoughtful and shaped by real-life context. That’s why I’ve always believed in testing, learning, failing and adapting fast. It’s not just about building better systems, it’s about creating space for people to thrive—just as GFT has done for me.
