The Executive Committee, under the responsibility of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer is the decision-making body for the management of TotalEnergies' businesses. A second instance, the Company Performance Management Committee, has in mission to examine, analyze and monitor the HSE, financial and operational results of the Company.
The Executive Committee
The Executive Committee implements the strategic orientations defined by the Board of Directors and authorizes related investments, subject to the approval of the Board of Directors for amounts exceeding 3% of shareholders' equity or notification of the Board for investments exceeding 1% of shareholders' equity.
It meets as often as necessary and generally on a fortnightly basis.
Members of the Executive Committee(1)
Born on June 24, 1963 (French).
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
Director since the Ordinary Shareholders' Meeting on May 29, 2015.
Last reappointment: the Ordinary Shareholders' Meeting on May 24, 2024 until 2027.
Chairman of the Strategy & CSR Committee.
Main function: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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Born on January 31, 1971 (French).
Member of the Executive Committee since September 1, 2026.
Emmanuelle Guegan joined TotalEnergies’ Marketing & Services branch in 1993. She initially held various positions in the France network, particularly in service station operations and supervision, and later in finance.
In 2005, she joined the Company’s Financial Division as Head of Cost Control & Reporting for the Exploration & Production branch, before being appointed Head of Finance Control for the France Division of the Marketing & Services branch in 2008.
In 2012, she became Director, New Models, and was appointed Director, HR Strategy and Performance in 2014, still within the same branch.
In 2016, she was appointed Vice President Human Resources for the Africa Division, then Senior Vice President Human Resources and Internal Communication of the Marketing & Services branch in 2020.
Since October 2025, she has served as Senior Vice President Corporate Affairs of the Exploration & Production branch, overseeing finance, economics, reserves, legal, compliance, governance, human resources and communication.
Effective September 1, 2026, Emmanuelle Guegan is appointed President of the Marketing & Services branch and member of the Executive Committee.
Emmanuelle Guégan is a graduate of EM Normandie Business School.
Born on November 5th, 1978 (French).
Member of Executive Committee since January 8, 2024.
Aurélien Hamelle has been President for Strategy & Sustainability and member of the Executive Committee of TotalEnergies, the French major integrated energy company, since January 2024. Before taking up this position, he was General Counsel and Senior Vice President for Acquisitions & Disposals of TotalEnergies. He started his career as a regulatory and dispute resolution lawyer with various firms, including Allen & Overy as a partner in their Paris office.
As President for Strategy & Sustainability, Aurélien Hamelle oversees several corporate divisions of the Company (strategy and markets, sustainability and climate, government affairs, HSE, internal control and audit, legal).
He is a member of various professional associations or academic bodies, such as the Haut Comité Juridique de la place financière de Paris (HCJP – High committee of the Paris financial place) and the Club des Juristes. He sits on the strategic committee of Sciences-Po’s law school (Paris Institute of Political Studies), where he has held teaching positions in global governance namely.
Aurélien Hamelle holds a Master’s degree in political and international studies from Sciences-Po Paris and graduate degrees in law and management from the Universities Paris-Nanterre and Paris-Dauphine (PSL).
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Born on February 17, 1973, (French).
Member of the Executive Committee since March 1, 2021.
A graduate of École Polytechnique (1994) and École des Mines in Paris (1997), Stéphane Michel is Chief Engineer of the France's Corps des Mines.
After serving as Energy Advisor to the French Finance Minister (2002-2004), Stéphane Michel joined the Company in 2005, working as Business Development Manager for the Downstream Asia division, based in Singapore.
In 2008, Stéphane Michel, is appointed TotalEnergies E&P Qatar JV Business Development Manager and in 2010 Managing Director of TotalEnergies E&P Libya. In 2011, he became TotalEnergies E&P Qatar Managing Director and on April 1, 2014, the E&P Senior Vice President Middle East/North Africa and a Member of the Management Committee of the Exploration & Production segment.
On March 1, 2021, Stéphane Michel is appointed President of Gas, Renewables and Power segment and a member of the Executive Committee.
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Born on April 5, 1978 (French)
Member of Executive Committee since August 1, 2025.
A graduate of École Polytechnique (2001) and holder of a Master of Science degree from the University of California-Berkeley (2003), Catherine Remy joined TotalEnergies in 2004 as an economist in Exploration & Production at the Company's headquarters in France.
After working in the Finance Department, she continued her career in Nigeria as a project engineer, then oversaw the construction of a platform in Argentina, managing teams in several countries. Back in France, she held various positions related to the planning, development, and negotiation of new international business, particularly in Africa, Brazil, and Iraq.
In 2021, she was appointed Vice President Environment & Social for the Company. In 2023, she took over as Managing Director of TotalEnergies EP Argentina and was appointed Country Chair in the country.
On August 1, 2025, Catherine Remy was appointed President People & Social Engagement.
Born on October 28, 1965 (French)
Member of Executive Committee since August 1, 2019.
Jean-Pierre Sbraire began his career at TotalEnergies in 1990 in the Trading & Shipping Division. In 1995, he joined Exploration & Production, holding various positions in Paris and Nigeria in finance, economics and business development.
In 2005, he was appointed General Secretary and Finance Manager for TotalEnergies in Venezuela. In 2009, within the Company’s Financial Division, he became Senior Vice President, E&P Subsidiaries Financial Operations.
In 2012, he was appointed Vice President, Equity Crude Acquisitions in Trading & Shipping. From September 2016 to September 2017, he served as Company’s Treasurer. He then accepted the position of Deputy Chief Financial Officer. In 2019, he was appointed Chief Financial Officer and Executive Committee member.
Jean-Pierre Sbraire is a graduate of ENSTA ParisTech engineering school and has a master’s degree from IFP School.
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Born on August 21, 1968 (French).
Member of Executive Committee since September 1, 2016.
Namita Shah began her career as an Associate Attorney at Shearman & Sterling, a New York-based law firm, where she spent eight years providing advice and supervising transactions including those involving financings of pipeline and power plant companies.
She joined TotalEnergies in 2002 as a Legal Counsel in the E&P mergers and acquisitions team. In 2008, she joined the New Business team, where she was responsible for business development in Australia and Malaysia. She held this position until 2011 when she moved to Yangon as General Manager, TotalEnergies EP Myanmar.
On July 1, 2014, she was appointed Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Exploration & Production.
On July 1, 2016, Namita Shah was appointed President, People & Social Responsibility and a member of the Executive Committee.
On September 1, 2021, she was appointed President, OneTech and member of the Executive Committee. She continued to supervise the Company People & Social Engagement team until July 31, 2025.
Effective May 4, 2026, Namita Shah is appointed President Asia, with Bangalore as a base. She continues to exercise her functions as President OneTech, based in Paris.
Indian and French, Namita Shah is a graduate of Delhi University and the New York University of Law.
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Born on May 15, 1974 (Belgium).
Member of Executive Committee since September 1, 2024.
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.
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.
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.
Vincent Stoquart was Senior Vice President Renewables at TotalEnergies SE since 2021.
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.
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Born on September 9, 1969 (French)
Member of Executive Committee since September 1, 2021.
Nicolas Terraz started his career in the French Ministries of Industry (1994-1997) and Public Works and Transportation (1997-2001) and joined TotalEnergies in 2001.
After holding positions in France and in Qatar, Nicolas Terraz served as Managing Director of TotalEnergies E&P Myanmar (2008-2011), Managing Director of TotalEnergies E&P France (2011-2014), Vice President New Ventures for Exploration and Production (2014-2015) and Managing Director of TotalEnergies E&P in Nigeria (2015-2019).
In 2019, Nicolas Terraz was appointed Senior Vice President Africa and a member of the management committee of the Exploration & Production segment of TotalEnergies.
Born in 1969, Nicolas Terraz is a graduate of the École Polytechnique and the École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées and earned a Master of Science in Technology and Policy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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