Mr. David Bleasdale

Chairman

CITAC

David has over 40 years senior management experience in petroleum supply chain efficiency, sales, oil retailing, marketing, trading and supply with the Total group.

Since joining CITAC in 2008, he has led various commercial and technical feasibility studies on African refinery de-bottlenecking and upgrading investment projects, market sizing for new refineries, oil product import and export options, and import price parity regulation.

He has written CITAC Insight articles on Fuel Oil in Africa, Biofuels, Physical and Trade Barriers to African Supply Chain optimisation, and Risk Management in the African Downstream Sector.

Appearing at the following sessions

  • Advancing Sustainable Finance for Africa’s Downstream Industrialisation

    15/04/2026

    11:30 am