Executive Committee
The Puma Energy Executive
Committee is responsible for the development and
implementation of corporate strategy, strict adherence to codes of
corporate governance and, as part of day to day management, the
maintenance and promotion of health, safety and environmental codes
of practice.
The team is comprised of industry
professionals with a broad range of sector experience.
- Pierre Eladari, Chairman and acting CEO of Puma
Energy
Pierre joined Trafigura in 2004 and was
appointed Chairman of Puma Energy in 2008. Within Trafigura Pierre
acted as Head of the Oil Asset division and led the carve out
process of that division to become Puma Energy. Prior to joining
Trafigura, he worked for the Boston Consulting Group. Earlier, he
was employed by Elf in a variety of roles internationally within
the downstream and trading divisions. Mr Eladari holds an
Engineering degree from the Ecole Polytechnique in Paris and an
Engineering degree from Ecole des Mines de Paris.
- Denis Chazarain, Chief Financial Officer
(CFO)
Denis joined Puma Energy in 2008 as CFO. Prior
to that he worked in a variety of finance roles at Total’s
downstream business, Brambles, then for Addax Oryx Group as
CFO and then General Manager of their downstream operations.
Before joining Puma he also worked as CFO for Vallourec’s Oil and
Gas division. Mr Chazarain holds a Masters degree in International
Relations from the University of Paris Pantheon-Sorbonne and a
Master degree from the Institut d'Etudes Politiques of Paris.
Robert Jones, Head of Strategy and
Investments
Robert joined Trafigura in 2002 as a manager
within the structured finance division, before becoming a project
and investment manager within the oil asset division. He was
appointed Head of Investment and Strategy for Puma Energy in 2009.
He previously worked for Arthur Andersen, Deloitte & Touche and
the Commonwealth Development Corporation in a variety of roles
within finance, mergers and acquisitions. Robert graduated with
first class Honours from Cambridge University and is a qualified
Chartered Accountant (Member of the Institute of Chartered
Accountants in England and Wales - ICAEW).
Duncan Armstrong, Global Head of
Storage
Duncan joined in 2009 as Manager for Trafigura
and Puma Energy’s global storage and supply business. He has
previously worked for independent refining company, Petroplus. His
previous experience includes working as a supply trader for Elf in
the UK, and as a Refinery Process Engineer at Elf’s Milford Haven
refinery in Wales. Duncan holds a Bachelors degree in Chemical
Engineering from Birmingham University, UK.