Total Appoints Elisabeth Proust as New MD in Nigeria

International oil company Total, has appointed Mrs. Elisabeth Proust as its new Managing Director/Chief Executive of its upstream companies in Nigeria.

Mrs. Proust become the first female MD to run its Nigerian operations. The appointment had taken effect from Wednesday, February 12, 2014.

A statement by the company states that Mrs. Proust would also double as the Total Group representative in the country.

"Proust succeeds Mr. Guy Maurice, who has been assigned to other duties in the Total Group", a part of the statement reads.

According to Darricarrere, Proust arrived in Nigeria with over 34 years of experience in the oil and gas industry.