Total has appointed Arnaud Breuillac as president of exploration and production (E&P), a position he will take over on January 1.
Breuillac is currently president of Middle East exploration and production, a position that gives him the ability to have an excellent knowledge of the entire region, especially Qatar.
In his new position, Breuillac will report to Yves-Louis Darricarrère, who is upstream president and member of Total’s executive committee.
Effective October 1, 2014, Breuillac will join Total’s executive committee, alongside Christophe de Margerie, Philippe Boisseau, Darricarrère, Jean-Jacques Guilbaud, Patrick de La Chevardière and Patrick Pouyanné.
Breuillac is a graduate of French engineering school Ecole Centrale de Lyon. He joined Total in 1982.
He has held various positions in exploration and production in France, Abu Dhabi, the UK, Indonesia and Angola and in refining in France.