NextDecade Corporation announced that the company appointed Thibaud de Préval as a Class A director of the Board. In connection with Mr. de Préval?s appointment to the Board, the size of the Board was increased from nine to ten members. Mr. de Préval will serve as a Class A director until the Company?s 2024 annual meeting of stockholders or until his successor is duly elected and qualified or the earlier of his death, resignation or removal.
Thibaud de Préval, 52, started his career in the energy industry in 1997 and has since held various positions within TotalEnergies, a multi-energy company that produces and markets fuels, natural gas and electricity, both at TotalEnergies? Paris headquarters and regional offices, across a wide range of disciplines including upstream operations, engineering, project management, corporate venturing, asset management and business development. Since July 2017, Mr. de Préval has served as Deputy VP LNG Assets at TotalEnergies, with various mandates as director or president of certain TotalEnergies affiliates. He graduated from French engineering school Ecole Polytechnique and subsequently obtained Master?s degrees from the French Petroleum Institute (IFP School) and Texas A&M University. Mr. de Préval was designated as a director by Global LNG North America Corp. pursuant to the Purchaser Rights Agreement.