Board of : Directors
Mr. Torres is a finance graduate of the University of Lille. He obtained a Masters in finance from the Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Tours in France and a Master of Science in Management from the IÉSEG School of Management, Lille. He started his working career as an Analyst in the French Ministry for Economy and Finance. He joined the TotalEnergies in 1992 as a Financial Controller in the Combustible Fuels Division of Elf Antar France. In 1993 he moved to Elf Raffinage Distribution as Treasurer in charge of the African affiliates. In 1995 he was the Sales and Marketing Manager for Elf Oil Zaire and went on to hold a similar position in Senegal in 1997.
Thereafter in 1999 he was appointed General Manager of TotalFinaElf Gambia. In 2001, he was appointed Managing Director of TotalEnergies Togo and Total Benin and in 2004, Managing Director of Fina Congo. In 2007 he was appointed Strategy and M&A Senior Project Manager, Strategy & Development Division, TotalEnergies Marketing, Paris.
In 2011 he was appointed General Manager Retail and Fuel Cards of TotalEnergies Germany. In 2014 Mr. Torres became the Executive Vice-President North & Central America of TotalEnergies Marketing & Services, Americas Division.
He was appointed Managing Director of TotalEnergies Marketing Nigeria Plc in 2016, Vice President East & Central Africa TotalEnergies Marketing & Services in 2018, Executive Vice President Mediterranean & Indian Ocean TotalEnergies Marketing & Services in 2021 and in 2021 he was appointed Senior Vice President Africa Middle/East and a director of TotalEnergies Marketing Nigeria Plc. He is the Chairman of the Board.
Mr Jean-Philippe Torres
Chairman Chairman, Total Nigeria Plc
Dr. Seye is the Managing Director of TotalEnergies Marketing Nigeria Plc.
He 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. In 2015, he was appointed Deputy Executive Vice President, West Africa, a position he held until his appointment as Vice President Specialties/General Trade Total MS /Africa, in 2016. Thereafter, he was appointed Executive Vice President West Africa, Total MS /Africa, in 2017. He has been a member of the TotalEnergies SE Ethics Committee since 2019.
Dr. Samba Seye
Managing Director, Total Nigeria Plc
Mrs. Bunmi Popoola-Mordi is a law graduate, member of the Nigerian Bar Association, Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators holds several post graduate degrees in law and an MBA. Her career spans over legal practice, banking, human resources management, industrial relations, communication, corporate governance, public relations amongst others. She joined TotalEnergies Marketing Nigeria Plc in 2011 as Legal Affairs Manager / Company Secretary, was promoted General Manager Human Resources & Corporate Services in 2015 and appointed Executive General Manager Total Country Services in 2019. Mrs Popoola-Mordi was appointed Executive Director on the 1 April, 2023.
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Mrs Bunmi Popoola
Executive Director Director
Mr. Emmanuel Morand-Fehr is an Economics graduate of HEC Paris. He started his career in TotalEnergies as Finance and Corporate Affairs Director, TotalEnergies Cote d’Ivoire in 1999. He moved to TotalEnergies Kenya as Finance and Corporate Affairs Director in 2004, thereafter he was appointed as Head of Financial Controlling Department Africa Zone in 2007. Emmanuel was appointed Head of Governance and Assistance Filiales, Africa Zone in 2012 and in 2017 he was appointed Finance and Corporate Affairs Director, TotalEnergies Marketing Egypt which position he held until he joined TotalEnergies Marketing Nigeria Plc. Emmanuel was appointed a Executive Director of TotalEnergies Marketing Nigeria Plc on the 1 of September 2023
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Emmanuel Morand-Fehr
Executive Director Director
Ms. Tejiro Ibru obtained a Masters in Engineering and a Master of Finance from Imperial College, London and started her career with Deloitte & Touche Petroleum Services Group, London. In 2005, she joined Oceanic Bank International Plc as Head of the International Banking Group and later as Head of the Project Management Office. In 2010, she was appointed the Head of Corporate Services of Destiny Dredgers International Limited and in 2014 she joined Dorman Long Engineering Limited as Head of the Programme Management Office. From 2015 to 2017, she worked at Midwestern Oil and Gas Company Limited as a Corporate Finance Analyst. She is an Associate of the Royal School of Mines, Imperial College. She was appointed to the Board to the Board as a Non-Executive Director on the 27 of October, 2011.
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Ms Tejiro Ibru
Non-Executive Director Director
Engr. Rufa'i Sirajo obtained a National Diploma in Electrical/Electronic Engineering from the Federal Polytechnic Mubi, Adamawa State, a Higher National Diploma in Electronics/Telecommunications Engineering from Kaduna Polytechnic, Kaduna State, a Post Graduate Diploma in Electrical Engineering from Bayero University, Kano and an MBA degree from the University of Calabar. He commenced his working career in 1986 as Engineering Superintendent (Electrical) at Geotechnical Services Limited from where he moved on to Northern Cables Processing and Manufacturing Company Limited as Quality Control Supervisor. He is currently the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Afri-International Projects Consulting Limited. He is registered with The Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN); he is a Member of the Society of Engineers (MNSE) and is also a Member of the Solar Energy Association of Nigeria. He was appointed to the Board as a Non-Executive Director on the 28th of March, 2012.
Engr. Rufa'i Sirajo
Non-Executive Director Director
Prince Jefferson Nnamani is a graduate of Political Science and Administration with a Masters of Public Administration (MPA) from the University of Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria.
In his over 29 years career with Total Nigeria Plc, he served the Company in various capacities starting as a Sales Representative in Borno State, Industrial Sales Executive in Lagos, Senior Network Inspector, Lagos Region, Sales Executive, Eastern Region, Regional Manager North Central, Regional Manager, Lagos and Western Region, Territorial Sales Manager, West, General Manager, Sales and in 2011 he was appointed General Manager Strategy, a position he held until his appointment in 2015 as Executive Director, Strategy. He retired in December 2017. Jeff has also served on the Board of Nicon Insurance Corporation and the Governing Council, Yaba College of Technology. Jeff is a fellow of the Institute of Directors of Nigeria. He currently runs his private business. He was appointed to the Board as a Non-Executive Director with effect from 16 of December 2017.
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Prince Jefferson Nnamani
Non-Executive Director Director
Mr Ben Hamida began his professional career in 1994 at Societe Generale working in Paris and Italy in various positions in Trade Finance. He joined TotalEnergies in 2001 in Switzerland as Head of Credit Management for the Trading and Shipping Division, was appointed Downstream Corporate and Project Finance Manager in 2005 (during which time he served on the Board of Directors of listed subsidiaries in Ivory Coast, Nigeria, and Kenya). In 2010 he was appointed Group Head of FX/Money Market finance division France, Vice President Business Development and Assets Operated by Others TotalEnergies Exploration & Production - Doha, Qatar in 2015 and Chief Financial Officer Saudi Aramco TotalEnergies Refining and Petrochemicals Co.Jubail, Saudi Arabia in 2018. In 2021 he was promoted to Vice President Corporate & Project Finance Downstream TotalEnergies in Paris. Mr. Ben Hamida is an engineering graduate of Centrale Supélec France. Mr. Ben Hamida was appointed a Non Executive Director on the 28 day of October, 2021.
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Mr Ben Hamida
Director Director
Mr. Sebastien Bariller is a graduate of IFP School, Paris; Imperial College and Chimie Paris Tech – PSL (Paris). Sebastian joined TotalEnergies in 2001 in Paris as Linear Modeling Engineer, refining after which he took up the position of Head, Valorization Department and member of Plant Management Committee, Total Special Fluids Oudalle Plant (Le Havre) in 2004. He was appointed Strategy Manager (Paris) Total Refining Corporate Strategy & Planning Division in 2008 from which role he went on to take up the position of Corporate and Project Finance Senior Manager, Total Holding Finance Division in 2012. He was promoted to the position of SVP Feedstock Purchasing, Energy & Optimization (Seoul), Hanwha Total Petrochemical in 2016. In 2020, Sebastian was appointed Vice President Polymers/Low Carbon Solutions & Business Development (Brussels) – TotalEnergies – Refining & Chemicals. In September 2023, he was appointed Africa Division / Vice President Supply Logistics Africa. Mr. Sebastian Bariller was appointed a Non-Executive Director on 26 day of October, 2023.
Mr Sebastien Bariller
Non-Executive Director Director