Total Nigeria Plc has appointed Dr Samba Seye as the managing director of the company.
According to a statement posted on the Nigerian Exchange Limited website, his appointment is effective from Wednesday (today).
He replaces Mr Imrane Barry who has been reassigned to TotalEnergies SE Headquarters in Paris.
The statement said before his appointment, Barry was the Executive Vice President, West Africa Total MS/ Africa and has been a member of TotalEnergies SE Ethics Committee since 2019.
Seye has experience across several countries and holds a doctorate degree in engineering from the University of Sciences and Techniques of Lille, France, where he worked as an assistant lecturer from 1990 until 1993 when he joined Shell working in various capacities before joining Total Marketing and Services in 2014 as a project manager in the strategy department.
He was appointed Deputy Executive Vice President, West Africa, in 2015, a position he held until his appointment as Vice President, Specialties/General Trade Total MS/Africa, in 2016.
