Michel Manso de Zuniga

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY • French and Spanish national, married with three children. • Key roles held in the Oil and Gas Industry across the full life cycle of exploration, development and operations. • Work experience in multinationals (SHELL and THALES) and multicultural environment (22 years). • Extensive work experience in Africa and South America: - Africa: 6 years located in Gabon, 4 years based in the Netherlands (Upstream Exploration) covering Africa; and - Central & South America: 7 years based in France covering mainly Colombia, Argentina and Chile, and 5 years based in US covering commercial exploration and M&A activities in French Guiana, Colombia, Mexico, Trinidad & Tobago, Venezuela, …. • Broad track record of successful negotiations in a wide range of deals (Exploration and Production deals, Joint Venture maters, tax and customs audits, negotiation with labor unions, ...). • Focal point within Shell for the Gabonese Oil Administration (called "DGH"). • Dealing with several African and South American Oil Administrations. • Lead Lawyer for a Shell Upstream country entry in South Africa (onshore shale gas exploration and offshore exploration). • Team Lead (multi-discipline teams) negotiating with French Administration: - Tax stabilization for a multi-billons project, and - Work permit application and implementation. • Business Development Manager in charge of a divestment in offshore Colombia. • Enjoy working in challenging and unstructured environments where adaptability, motivation, tenacity and confidence are prerequisites to success. • Trilingual: French, Spanish and English. • Mobile family (have lived in 3 continents in the past 10 years).