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Located in Lunel, France, Mr. Merle is Vice President Europe and Middle East. He joined Foraco in 2000 as a Drilling Engineer in Ivory Coast. Afterwards, Mr. Merle held the positions of Country Manager in Mali, Chad, and Ghana before moving to Lunel, France, in 2006 to manage special drilling programs in West Africa. Late in 2009, Mr. Merle was appointed General Manager in New Caledonia, which he held until August 2013, when he returned to France. Mr. Merle is a Mining Engineer and graduated from the Alès School of Mines, France. Prior to working at Foraco, Mr. Merle held positions at Boart Longyear and Freyssinet (civil construction) in various engineering positions.