New President, VP, Treasurer and Board of Directors for Eurobitume
Fabrice Blanc, VP for TotalEnergies’ Bitumen Business Worldwide, was elected as the new President of Eurobitume at the association’s recent (2nd-3rd April 2025) Spring General Meeting in Prague, where Eurobitume members also elected a new Vice President and Treasurer.
Fabrice commented: “It is an honour to have been elected Eurobitume President at such an interesting and exciting time for the industry.”
He continued: “During my 12-month tenure as President, my focus will include communicating bitumen’s place in a sustainable, circular economy and continuing to ensure that Eurobitume meets the needs of its members.”
Eurobitume President, VP and Treasurer
The three new senior officers elected at this meeting are:
- Fabrice Blanc (TotalEnergies) – President – Fabrice is Vice President for TotalEnergies Bitumen business worldwide. Since 2023, Fabrice has been a member of Eurobitume’s Board of Directors and was Eurobitume Vice President for a year, from April 2024 to April 2025.
- Sergio Bovo – Eurobitume’s new Vice President is CEO of Italy-based bitumen producer Alma Petroli.
- Jean-Nicolas Desprez – Eurobitume’s new Treasurer is Bitumen Technical & Quality Manager for Europe within Shell Trading & Supply.
For further information about each of these individuals, please visit the Key Executives section on the Eurobitume website.
Fabrice, Sergio and Jean-Nicolas will help drive Eurobitume forward in pursuit of its Vision and Mission:
Vision
To be the first reference for bitumen in Europe
Mission
- To educate and promote the efficient, economic, effective, safe and sustainable use of refined bitumen in road, industrial and building applications.
- To provide information and guidance on technical, health, safety and environmental matters, based upon proven data.
- To create a positive image and environment for a sustained bitumen demand, based on communicating the product benefits to key audiences.
Board of directors
As well as electing new Senior Officers, Eurobitume members also elected an 11-strong Board of Directors which included two new representatives: Tim Metcalf from Core Member company FM Conway and Mario Sandor from Associate Member BASF:
Representing Core Member companies:
- Sergio Bovo (Alma Petroli) – Vice President
- Luca Arcangeli (Eni)
- Pavel Kriz (ExxonMobil)
- Tim Metcalf (FM Conway) – NEW
- Maria del Mar Colás (MOEVE)
- Johanna Andreasson (Nynas)
- Markus Spiegl (OMV)
- Alvaro Diaz de Baldeon (Repsol)
- Jean-Nicolas Desprez (Shell) – Treasurer
- Fabrice Blanc (TotalEnergies) – President
Representing Associate Member companies:
- Mario Sandor (BASF) – NEW.
