TotalEnergies has just appointed Maxime Rabilloud as the new country manager for the gas project in Mozambique.
According to Africa Intelligence sources, Maxime Rabilloud, arrived in Maputo a few days ago. He replaces Ronan Bescond who will now join the Australian arm of the group.
With 22 years of experience in the French oil company, Maxime Rabilloud has solid experience to bring to a positive conclusion the Mozambique LNG Project that has been suspended since December 2020 due to insurgent attacks that compromised security in Cabo Delgado province.
Rabilloud spent the last 12 years in Lusophone countries, starting in Angola as general counsel and then managed Total’s business in Brazil at various levels of responsibility, including leading the subsidiary from 2015 to 2018. Since then, he has been general counsel for Total E&P.
Due to increasing stability in the province Total can start thinking about how to organise towards a possible return in 2022.
With Maxime Rabilloud, Total has opted for a man who already has experience of complex projects in Brazil, unlike Bescond who came from a relatively small subsidiary in Zimbabwe.
