Mike Sangster has taken the over as the Managing Director Total EP Nigeria Limited as the former MD, Nicolas Terraz has been elevated to the position of Senior Vice President of the company.
The Board of Directors of Total E&P Nigeria appointed Terraz as MD/Chief Executive of Total E&P Nigeria Ltd, TEPNG with effect from 17 September 2015, succeeding Mrs Elisabeth Proust.
Terraz whois a graduate of French engineering schools Ecole Polytechnique and Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées also earned a Masters of Science in Technology and Policy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the United States of America.
He joined the company in 2001 after working for seven years in the French Government’s Ministries of Industry and Public Works and Transportation.
In his career at Total, Terraz acquired extensive experience in operations and management of various projects in our affiliate companies in many countries including Myanmar, Qatar, and France.
He also served as Managing Director of Total E&P Myanmar and Total Group Representative in Myanmar (from 2008 to 2011) and as Managing Director of Total E&P France.
Terraz was appointed Vice President of New Ventures & Asset Management for Total Exploration and Production on March 1st, 2014.
Mike Sangster
Mike Sangster was appointed Senior Vice-President, Investor Relations of Total in 2015 after succeeding Martin Deffontaines who was appointed Exploration & Production Senior Vice President Strategy, Business Development, and R&D.
Prior to joining the Investor Relations team, Mike Sangster was the Managing Director of Total E&P Australia since 2010.
He has held a variety of positions in Exploration & Production within Total since 1995. Before his role in Australia, Mike was President & General Manager of Total’s Upstream subsidiary in Thailand. Other roles have included Vice President of Economics, Strategy and Planning, Vice President Business Development & Strategy for Total E&P USA, and Senior International Negotiator.
Prior to joining Total, Mike qualified as an Electrical Engineer at the University of Aberdeen and was Corporate Development Manager for Scottish Power Plc.
