 He got his French Baccalaureate with distinction and immigrated to the UK in October 1975, to pursue his higher education.He completed his BSc (Hons) in Polymer Science and Technology from the University of Aston, Birmingham, in 1979; MSc in Safety Technology in 1980, from the same University; Postgraduate Diploma in Human Resource and Operations Management from De Montfort University, Leicester in 1985; and PhD in the Management of New Technology from the North Staffordshire Polytechnic (University of Staffordshire) in 1989.Zairi began his career by working in the private sector as a production control coordinator and then moving on to be a production manager.