Total announced late Monday that it has appointed Arnaud Breuillac as its new President for Exploration & Production. Breuillac will take up his new position on January 1 2014, and on October 1 next year he will join Total's Executive Committee.
Breuillac has held several positions within Total's Exploration & Production division in France, Abu Dhabi, the UK, Indonesia and Angola. Between 2004 and 2006 he served as Total's vice president for Iran in the firm's Middle East division. In December 2006 Breuillac was appointed to the Exploration & Production division's Management Committee, and in January 2011 he joined Total's Management Committee.