Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TotalEnergies SE. He joined TotalEnergies (formerly Total) in 1997 and held positions in Angola and Qatar starting in 1999. He subsequently held several senior leadership roles within the Group, notably in Exploration & Production, Refining & Chemicals, and on the Executive Committee, before being appointed Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer in December 2015. Prior to joining Total, he served in various positions within the French Ministry of Industry and in ministerial cabinets (1989–1996), including as Technical Advisor for Environment and Industry to the Prime Minister (1993–1995) and Chief of Staff to the Minister for Information Technology and Space (1995–1996). He is also a member of the Board of Directors of Capgemini and Institut polytechnique de Paris, Mr. Pouyanné is Vice-Chairman of the French association, Entreprises pour l’Environnement (EpE), after having been its Chairman between June 2022 and June 2025. Mr. Pouyanné has also been the Chairman of the Alliance pour l’Education – United Way association from June 2018 to January 29, 2025, having accepted this office as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation. A graduate of École Polytechnique and a Chief Engineer of France’s Corps des Mines. Mr. Pouyanné is an Officer of the Légion d’honneur.
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