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Armand worked more than 25 years for Royal Dutch Shell, in Trading, Supply, M&A and increasingly senior positions of its Finance function. During his time in Finance, he was among others CFO for the Projects & Technology unit (2007-2010) and CFO for the global Supply & Trading business (2014-2016).

During 2017-2018, Armand was Group CFO and General Counsel for Louis Dreyfus Company, where he was leading divestments, corporate restructuring, (re)financing and litigation. He was also heavily involved in restructuring its listed Brazilian sugar operations (Biosev) and growing the business through JVs in China.

In November 2018, Armand was appointed CFO of Neptune Energy, owned by China Investment Corporation (CIC), CVC Capital and Carlyle. Armand managed the Finance function and was the driving force behind the sale of Neptune Energy to Eni Group and Var Energi in Q1 of 2024.

In May 2024, Armand joined MidOcean Energy (an EIG Global Energy Partners company) as Group CFO, to build and grow a 'pure play' global LNG business. MidOcean Energy has completed three acquisitions in Australia and Peru and is backed by EIG, Saudi Aramco and Mitsubishi.

Armand holds an MBA from Maastricht University, a Masters in Finance from London Business School and he is a Certified Internal Auditor. He is also an alumnus of the Executive Leadership Program of IMD.