Sonde Resources (Sonde announced the appointment of Toufic Nassif, currently president, Sonde North Africa, to the position of president and CEO after Bill Dirks, the current president and COO formally notified the Board of Directors of his resignation, effective January 3, 2014. Dirks has agreed to stay on in a consultancy role as an advisor for an indefinite period to assist with the transition.
For the past two years, Nassif was the president of Sonde North Africa with responsibility for the overall management of all Sonde activities related to the joint oil block offshore Tunisia and Libya. He has been in the energy business for over 35 years, and has comprehensive experience in business development and commercial activities in North Africa and the Middle East. Nassif also brings extensive experience in petroleum operations management, proven large project coordination and leadership skills, strategic planning, negotiations, and overall project evaluation skills. Prior to joining Sonde, Nassif held the position of vice president and commercial director for BP Libya.