The Board of Directors of Total Exploration and Production (E&P) Nigeria has today appointed Mr. Nicolas Terraz (picture) as the Managing Director and Chief Executive of Total E&P Nigeria Limited (TEPNG), Energymix reports.

Terraz, whose appointment took effect from September 17, 2015, succeeded Mrs. Elisabeth Proust, who had been assigned to other duties within the Total Group.

Terraz is a graduate of French engineering schools, Ecole Polytechnique and Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées. Terraz also earned a Master’s of Science in Technology and Policy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) United States.

 Terraz became a member of Total in 2001, after working for seven years with the French Government in the Ministries of Industry and Public Works and Transportation.