Total positions for energy transition and becomes TotalEnergies May 28, 2021, by Nermina Kulovic
French energy major Total has moved forward with its transformation plans into a broad energy company with the latest milestone being the company’s adoption of a new name to reflect that transformation.
At the Ordinary and Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting, Total shareholders on Friday approved, almost unanimously, the resolution to change the company’s name from Total to TotalEnergies.
Total said that the adoption of the name change is anchoring its strategic transformation into a broad energy company in its identity. In tandem with this name change, TotalEnergies is adopting a new visual identity.
The Streetjournal Magazine is an online investigating media house that specializes on systematic, serious crimes, political corruption or corporate wrongdoing.
Total transforms into TotalEnergies
By Udeme Akpan
The Shareholders of Total, Friday, unanimously agreed to change the name of the company to TotalEnergies in line with its plans to become a broad energy company.
In a statement obtained by Vanguard, the company, stated: “At the Ordinary and Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting, shareholders approved today, almost unanimously, the resolution to change the company’s name from Total to TotalEnergies, thereby anchoring its strategic transformation into a broad energy company in its identity. In tandem with this name change, TotalEnergies is adopting a new visual identity.”
Speaking at the event, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TotalEnergies, Patrick Pouyanné, said: “Energy is life. We all need it and it’s a source of progress. So today, to contribute to the sustainable development of the planet facing the climate challenge, we are moving forward, together, towards new energies.