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Photographs and biographies of Executive Board members

  • Christian Lefèvre

    Christian Lefèvre

    Chief Executive Officer of BOURBON

    Christian Lefèvre is a graduate of the French Marine Merchant National School in 1984 and earned his Captain 1st class certification in Marine Navigation in 1988.

    He began his career with BOURBON as an officer, then serving as Chief engineer and Offshore Vessel Captain for Bourbon Offshore Surf, before becoming Shore Base Manager in Gabon and then in Cameroon. Subsequently, he was appointed Chief Operating Officer for Bourbon Offshore Surf from 1990 to 1995, then Managing Director of Bourbon Offshore Surf from 1996 to 2001.

    In the context of BOURBON's strategy to focus on marine services in 2001, Christian Lefèvre became CEO of the Offshore Division of BOURBON. Since December 2005, he is Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer as well as member of the Executive Committee.

    He is appointed Chief Executive Officer of BOURBON as of January 1st 2011.

  • Gaël Bodénès

    Gaël Bodénès

    Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer of BOURBON

    Gaël Bodénès is a naval engineer graduate in 1991 from ENSIETA (French Navy High School of Naval Engineering). He also holds a MBA Degree awarded by HEC Paris (Hautes Etudes Commerciales) in 2007.

    He began his career for French Navy (DGA) as a naval engineer in the Newbuilding design department, then joined the sales department of the DCN in Brest (France). In 1998, he joined International Shipbrokers Barry Rogliano Salles as senior offshore shipbroker.

    In September 2002, Gaël Bodénès joined BOURBON as Marketing and Business Development Manager for the Offshore Division. In this position, created in the context of the 2003-2007 strategic business plan involving an investment programme of 1.08bn euros in the offshore business, he supervises the business management of the offshore oil services international fleet. In line with the growth of the business, he contributes to the structuring of the Offshore Division and to the development of the Marketing Department of Bourbon Offshore.

    In September 2005, he was appointed Deputy CEO of Bourbon Offshore, before becoming in 2010 Executive Vice President Offshore Division, in charge of Business Management.

    As of January 2011, he is appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of BOURBON, as well as member of the Executive Committee.

  • Laurent Renard

    Laurent Renard

    Executive Vice-President, Chief Financial Officer of BOURBON

    Laurent Renard is a graduate of the Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Paris in 1975. He began his career with the Royal Dutch Shell group, where he held various positions during his 24 years with the group. After a number of assignments in Africa, France and the Netherlands, Laurent Renard was appointed Finance Manager of Oman LNG (Sultanate of Oman) from 1993 to 1996, then Finance Manager for Shell UK Downstream in London from 1996 to 1997, before becoming Finance Manager of Exploration-Production for Shell International in The Hague from 1997 to 2000.

    In 2000, Laurent Renard joined Technip-Coflexip, where he created the internal audit department before joining BOURBON in mid-2003 as Chief Financial Officer of the marine services branch.

    Since December 2005, Laurent Renard has served as BOURBON Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and is a member of the Executive Committee.

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