TotalEnergies Announces Key Leadership Changes in Executive Committee

TotalEnergies Announces Key Leadership Changes in Executive Committee

(IN BRIEF) TotalEnergies has announced key leadership appointments within its Executive Committee, effective September 1, 2024. Bernard Pinatel will become President Downstream and President Marketing & Services, while Vincent Stoquart will take over as President Refining & Chemicals. These changes are part of TotalEnergies’ strategy to enhance its operations and drive sustainability across its business units. The Executive Committee, led by CEO Patrick Pouyanné, is now positioned to continue leading the company in the global energy transition.

(PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 26-Aug-2024 — /EuropaWire/ — TotalEnergies has announced significant leadership appointments within its Executive Committee, effective September 1, 2024. These changes come as part of the company’s ongoing efforts to strengthen its strategic direction and enhance operational efficiency across its diverse business segments.

Bernard Pinatel, who currently serves as President of Refining & Chemicals, will take on the role of President Downstream and President Marketing & Services. Pinatel will also continue his role as a member of the Executive Committee, bringing his extensive experience in refining and chemicals to the broader downstream and marketing functions of the company.

In a parallel move, Vincent Stoquart, presently Senior Vice President of Renewables, will step into the role of President Refining & Chemicals, joining the Executive Committee. Stoquart’s appointment underscores TotalEnergies’ commitment to integrating its traditional refining and chemicals operations with its growing focus on renewable energy.

These leadership changes reflect TotalEnergies’ dedication to driving innovation and sustainability across all its business units. The company’s Executive Committee, under the leadership of Chairman and CEO Patrick Pouyanné, is now poised to continue advancing TotalEnergies’ position as a leader in the global energy transition.

The updated Executive Committee as of September 1, 2024, will include:

• Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
• Aurélien Hamelle, President for Strategy & Sustainability
• Helle Kristoffersen, President Asia
• Stéphane Michel, President of Gas, Renewables and Power
• Bernard Pinatel, President Downstream and President Marketing & Services
• Jean-Pierre Sbraire, Chief Financial Officer
• Namita Shah, President, OneTech
• Vincent Stoquart, President Refining & Chemicals
• Nicolas Terraz, President, Exploration & Production

Biography of Bernard Pinatel

Bernard Pinatel started his career at Booz Allen & Hamilton, before joining TotalEnergies in 1991, where he held various operational positions in production plants and the headquarter of different subsidiaries, including Hutchinson. He became CEO France, and then CEO Europe of Bostik between 2000 and 2006, and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cray Valley from 2006 to 2009.

In 2010, he became the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Bostik. He became a member of the Company’s Management Committee in 2011 and a member of the Management Committee of Refining & Chemicals fin 2012.

In 2015, following the acquisition of Bostik by Arkema, Bernard Pinatel joined Arkema’s Executive Committee as Executive Vice President of the High-Performance Materials segment.

In September 2016, he was appointed President of the Refining & Chemicals segment at TotalEnergies and a member of the Executive Committee.

Bernard Pinatel is a graduate of the École Polytechnique and the Institut d’Études Politiques (IEP) de Paris and has an MBA from the Institut Européen d’Administration des Affaires (INSEAD). He is also a statistician-economist (École Nationale de la Statistique et de l’Administration Économique – ENSAE).

Biography of Vincent Stoquart

Vincent Stoquart is Senior Vice President Renewables at TotalEnergies S.E. since 2021.

From 2019 to 2021, he served as Senior Vice President Refining and Petrochemicals Americas. He was during this period also the country chair for TotalEnergies in the United States, based in Houston, Texas.

Prior to that, Mr. Stoquart was Senior Vice President Polymers of TotalEnergies Refining & Chemicals.

From 2012 to 2017, he was Plant Manager of the Flanders site in Dunkirk, France, before joining TotalEnergies Global Services where he became President of TotalEnergies Learning Solutions.

Vincent Stoquart began his career with TotalEnergies in 1998 as an engineering project manager at the Feluy Polymers Plant in Belgium, working as a production manager in various positions from 2002 to 2009 before being appointed as human resources and communications manager of the Feluy Plant in 2010.

Mr. Stoquart graduated as a Mechanical Engineer from the Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium. He also holds a Diploma Course in Aeronautics and Aerospace from the von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics.

About TotalEnergies

TotalEnergies is a global integrated energy company that produces and markets energies: oil and biofuels, natural gas and green gases, renewables and electricity. Our more than 100,000 employees are committed to provide as many people as possible with energy that is more reliable, more affordable and more sustainable. Active in about 120 countries, TotalEnergies places sustainability at the heart of its strategy, its projects and its operations.

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