Nejib Zaafrani

• Secretary-General and Chief Executive Officer
  Dubai Supreme Council of Energy

1977, Master's in Physics, University of Sciences, Paris; 1978, degree in Petroleum Engineering, ENSPM-IFP in 1978. Formerly, with Tunisian National Oil Company. Since 1980, with Shell including: 20 years in Middle East and North Africa; Deputy Managing Director, Abu Dhabi; 2001-03, Vice-President, New Business Development, Exploration and Production, Middle East, based in the Hague; since February 2007-10, Chairman and Managing Director, Abu Dhabi; Member of the Board, ADCO and GASCO Joint Ventures. Member of the Governing Board, Petroleum Institute. Since May 2010, current positions. Interests: sports, social and cultural activities, travel, history.