This archive report was first published on 30 September 2021.
Published on September 30, 2021, TotalEnergies Marketing Kenya PLC, formerly Total Kenya, has appointed Mr. Olivier Van Parys as a Director and Chairman of the Board.
Van Parys has worked for TotalEnergies for the last 26 years, holding various roles including Lubricant Engineer, Product Development Engineer, and Managing Director in several countries.
He serves as the Executive Vice President of East and Central Africa division in Paris, France. In Kenya, TotalEnergies owns 176 service stations, fuel depots, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) filling plants, aviation depots, and a lubricant blending plant.
The company is investing in a pivot to green energy, with a focus on wind and solar energy, aiming to reduce its reliance on oil products and generate revenues from electricity production by 2030.
As part of its rebrand to TotalEnergies, the company aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, with a plan backed by its investors.
Chairman and Chief Executive Patrick Pouyanne said, "This outcome is, I think, the best response to commentators who predicted, and in some cases even hoped for an investor rebellion against the company, and responds to those who act more as activists than shareholders."
