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Giat Offset
- General Manager
1994 - maintenant
Seconded to Giat Industries in January 1995 in order to secure the proposal related to the first privatisation project in the U.A.E. (Taweelah B). First assigned as the Vice Managing Director in charge of Projects, then General Manager of Giat Offset Emirates as of June 1995. In charge of the Giat subsidiary devoted to the Projects development in view of complying with Giat Industries' Offset obligations. Board Member of Gulf Energy System LLC (Abu Dhabi), Director of Giat Offset Emirates (FZJA), Director and Manager-in-charge of Giat Investment (FZJA). Returned to TOTAL on August 31,1998, after creating 13 Offset Companies within 2.5 years.
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GIat Industries/Total
- General Manager UAE
1994 - maintenant
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Yemen LNG
- Contract Adiver
1994 - 1994
Assistance to the Project Director (investment: about 2.9 billions US $. Total's share = 30%). Total's second representative on the Board. Pre-development and negotiation with possible future partners, including Enron Development.
Puerto Rico LPG Terminal and Power Plant.
Assistance to TOTAL Trading LPG with respect to negotiation with PREPA (Puerto Rico Energy & Power Administration) regarding a new power plant fed with LPG. Huge competition against Enron Development (USA). Special advice on the concept of SPBM (unloading buoys).
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Gas Division
- Deputy Manager Support Services, Trading
1992 - 1993
LNG Receiving Terminal, Setubal, Portugal:
One of Total's members of the Joint Venture's Project Development Team (NATGAS), especially in charge of the E.P.C. Examination of the possible sources of Financing. Editing the conditions coming from the E.P.C. contracts' call for bids, examination of the Long Lead Items' feasibility. Clarification and contractual negotiation with potential turnkey contractors.
OMAN LNG:
Project Development and co-ordinator with SHELL for the Gas Division. Negotiation of the EPC Contracts and the Joint Business Agreement with SHELL.
ABU DHABI / United Emirates:
Pre-feasibility study, site surveys and presentation for the concept of a new "Grassroots LNG" located on the Indian Ocean (Fujairah).
Occasional Adviser to Total Middle East, Zone 2
Iraq, Kuwait.
LNG/LPG Marsa El Brega, Libya:
Direction of the contractors and the engineering (TECHNIP) in charge of the modification "Floating Storage". Negotiation with SIRTE Oil Company. In command of the team aboard, on call round the clock.
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Petrochemicals Division
- Deputy Manager
1991 - 1992
More particularly in charge of difficult performances and negotiations.
Bandar Imam Petrochemical Company, Iran.
Direction of the Project, where TECHNIP is the Managing Contractor (equivalent to the EPCM contract). Reconstruction of the Petrochemical Complex, destroyed during the Iraq/Iran war. Six major Plants and international contractors/process holders: Olefins, Polyolefin, Chlor Alkali, DC/PVC, Butadiene / Styrene, Aromatics. Investment: about 2 billion US $.
CLEPLAN, TECHNIP's subsidiary in Brazil.
In-depth audit of that subsidiary from the commercial, legal & finance standpoints. Declined to take over the General Management of the subsidiary for family reasons.
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South LPG
- Project Director
1989 - 1991
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Technip
- Chargé de Missions
Paris
1987 - 1989
Development, co-ordination, audits, assistance to the project managers regarding the fulfilment of their duties. Overseeing of contractual claims. Projects among others in Yugoslavia (Refinery in Bozanski-Brod, Methanol Plant in Kikinda), Indonesia (Paper Mills in Letjes and Gudang-Garam), Algeria (Railways Maintenance Workshops SNTF), Tunisia (pure management of the turnkey contract for "Feriana White Cement Factory"), Iran (Petrochemical Complex in Tabriz).
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Technip
- Deputy Resident manager
Paris
1984 - 1988
* Plant including Paper Shop, Pulp Mill, Chemical Recovery (black liquor), various Utilities, and 3 Sugar Mills. Newspaper Production: 190 tons per day. Investment: about 1.2 billion French Francs
* Special management of legal matters, including many court cases. Negotiation of a "Final Agreement" with the Indonesian Ministry of Industry, enabling TECHNIP to be granted an official Provisional Acceptance Certificate, in spite of unsuccessful performance tests. ;
* In charge of all administration matters: Human Resources (numerous court cases), Purchases, Accounting, and Cost control services. ;
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Letjes
- Resident Manager
1984 - 1987
* Classic contract for Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Commissioning, and Start-up: Newsprint Paper Mill. Production of paper using bagasse (residues of sugar cane) as raw material. ;
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CLE - Contracts & Project
- Manager, Ammonia and Urea Plant
1983 - 1984
In between two assignments abroad, negotiation of a major claim filed by the Polish contractor Polimex and finalisation of the erection contract signed with the Swedish company SIAB.
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Creusot Loire Entreprises
- Directeur Résident Khor al Zubair
1980 - 1983
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CREUSOT-LOIRE General
- Representative
1980 - 1983
: CREUSOT-LOIRE General Representative in Iraq and Steel Complex Site Manager. Steel Complex, Baghdad and Khor-al-Zubair, IRAQ.
Turnkey contract with the Ministry of Industry & Minerals. Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Commissioning, Start-up.
Semi-Integrated Steel Plant: 4 electrical furnaces, 2 continuous casting machines, 3 trains of rolling mills, Utilities, electrical generation. 400.000 tons steel per year.
Sponge Iron Plants: Two units for direct reduction of iron ore (sponge): 400 tons / day.
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Creusot Loire Entreprises
- Directeur Administratif
1979 - 1980
Toujours sur les Aciéries de Khor Al Zubair (Irak)
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Khor-al-Zubair
- Manager
1977 - 1983
negotiations, legal and administration matters in
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Creusot Loire Entrreprises
- Contracts Manager
1977 - 1979
Gestion contractuelle et juridique de plusieurs contrats clé-en-main en Irak
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CLE
- Chargé de Missions
1977 - 1992
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IRBA
- Head of Legal & Contracts Department
1971 - 1977
