Paris, Île-de-France, France
Well-rounded energy professional with both technical and business background, and over 15 years international experience. - Strategic thought and effective decision-making, both at the business unit and corporate level - Proven management skills and leadership, on complex and high-risk projects, and with transverse and diverse teams, honed through significant office and field operational experience - Business: corporate and project finance, M&A, contracts & procurement, JV & stakeholders mngt - Pragmatic engineer with a strong multidisciplinary technical background in both engineering and operations - Track record of innovation, in technology as well as processes I look for the bigger picture and organize to solve problems, generate ideas, and get things done
Since 2024: TotalEnergies Exploration & Production Khazakstan 2022-2025: TotalEnergies Marketing Kenya Ltd. (listed at Nairobi Stock Exchange): Non-Executive Director, Member of the Board Audit Committee, Member of the Board Nomination and Remuneration Committee 2022-2024: Total Resources Canada Ltd.: Chairman of the Board
Financing affiliates, projects, and the energy transition of the Company's upstream and downstream branches: - Financing engineering and execution relative to affiliates, joint ventures, and M&A, incl. internal financing, covered loans, RCF, private placement...; - Project Finance implementation and follow-up at various project life stages (pre/post construction) and in complex contexts; - Analysis of broad financial stakes (incl. financing, accounting, tax, guarantees, insurance) of major investments for the CFO; - Businesses: oil & gas exploration, production, midstream, trading, refining, petrochemicals, and distribution; LNG; biofuels; EV charging & H2 distribution infrastructure; - Geographical areas: Americas, Sub-Saharan Africa and Europe (75 affiliates covered).
Specialized R&D on diamond-impregnated drill bits performance in sandstones/quartzites and other hard & highly abrasive rocks. Key achievements: - Created and developed impreg bits vs. abrasive rocks testing protocol and associated test database; populated database with range of reference rocks - Created and developed associated technology selection guidelines based on rock mechanical and petrophysical characteristics.
Office and field R&D focusing on record holder 12 ¼” PDC bit in Hassi Messaoud basin. Key achievements: - Led R&D project consisting in the large scale (>50 offsets) return of experience, drilling and performances follow-up on specialized 12 ¼” PDC bits, including formulation of recommendations regarding bit design and operational procedures - Bit runner training: real-time optimization of drilling parameters in hard layered formations, mainly for Sonatrach & Repsol