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Total E&P Canada Names New President/CEO
Total E&P Canada is pleased to announce the appointment of André Goffart as President and CEO, effective December 1, 2012, to advance the company's Canadian operations.
Mr. Goffart succeeds Jean-Michel Gires, who served as President and CEO of Total E&P Canada since 2009.
In his role, Mr. Goffart will oversee the responsible development of Total's oil sands portfolio, bringing economically sound, strong project delivery practices to lead Total E&P Canada through the next phases of its upstream and midstream projects, including the Joslyn North Mine, the affiliate''s flagship oil sands mining project, as well as the Surmont, Fort Hills, Northern Lights and Voyageur projects. He will also continue to develop the collaborative industry initiatives to improve environmental performance within…
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