Natural Resources >> CEO Interviews >> August 21, 2000
BERNARD F. ISAUTIER was appointed Chief Executive Officer of
PetroKazakhstan Inc. on September 28, 1999 and Chairman of the Board and
President on October 18, 1999. He has been a Director of PetroKazakhstan
since March 19, 1996. He has a degree in Mathematics and Physics from
the Polytechnique School of Paris, an Engineering degree from the Mining
School of Paris and a Master's of Business Administration from the
Institute of Political Sciences in Paris. Mr. Isautier is currently a
Director of a number of companies. From 1993 to 1995, he was President
and Chief Executive Officer of Canadian Occidental Petroleum Ltd., and
from 1990 to 1992, he was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
Thomson Consumer Electronics Company, a French electronics company.
Prior to 1990, Mr. Isautier served as President and Chief Executive
Officer of Polysar Energy and Chemicals Corp. in Toronto, Canterra
Energy Ltd. and Aquitaine of Canada in Calgary. Early in his career, Mr.
Isautier served as an Advisor to the French Minister of Energy and
Industry and as an advisor on uranium development to the President of
the Republic of Niger. Mr. Isautier is a citizen of Canada and France. Profile
Hydrocarbons Ltd., just to set the stage for the readers?
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