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Total S.A.09 March 2006 NOMINATION Michel Benezit Appointed Director General of Refining and Marketing for Total Michel Benezit who was previously Director of Exploration and Production forNorthern Europe has been named President of Refining & Marketing for Total fromApril 1st 2006. He will also become a member of the Group's Executive Committee. Michel Benezit succeeds Jean-Paul Vettier who was the President of Refining & Marketing for 13 years and who made this part of the Group one of the most successful among the oil majors. Michel Benezit, born in 1955, is a graduate of Ecole Polytechnique and Ecole desMines. In 1980, he was appointed Director of mining and energy in New Caledonia,based in Noumea, then held various positions in government ministries inFrance. He joined Total in 1986 as head of planning for Total Petroleum NorthAmerica in Denver (USA). In 1989, he became managing director of Total Australin Argentina. Upon returning in Paris in 1992, he became Vice President ofTotal's activities in Gas, Electricity and Coal, before becoming Vice President,Europe with Total Refining and Marketing in 1993. A member of the Group Management Committee since May 1995, he became Vice President Overseas in July1995. He was appointed Vice President, Exploration and Production, TotalFina in July1999. He was Senior Vice President, Africa, Exploration and Production ofTotalFinaElf from 2000 to September 2003. Since 2003, he had been Senior VicePresident Northern Europe, Exploration and Production Division. Total is the fourth largest oil and gas company in the world with operations inmore than 130 countries. Total's activities cover the whole energy chain of thepetroleum industry: exploration, oil and gas production, refining and marketing,trading and power generation. The Group is also a major player in chemicals.Total has more than 111,000 employees worldwide. More information can be foundon the company's website: www.total.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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