Mr. Julien Pouget has been appointed as head of Middle East North Africa region for TotalEnergies Exploration & Production on September 1st, 2023. Prior to this, he held the position of Senior Vice President Asia Pacific for Exploration & Production and Renewables, where he oversaw the oil and gas assets of the company as well as the development of renewables in the region.

Mr. Pouget previously served as Senior Vice President of the global renewables division of TotalEnergies from 2017 to 2021, and as CEO of TotalEnergies Renewables.

From 2014 to 2016, Mr. Pouget served as a senior advisor to the President of the Republic of France, initially responsible for industry, digital and economic matters. His responsibilities during this time included the oversight of the restructuring of the French nuclear industry.

Prior to his service to the President of France, Mr. Pouget spent six years in various positions at Alstom, including Vice President of the heat exchangers global product line, Vice President and General Manager of Asian nuclear activities based in China, and as project director for the Flamanville 3 EPR nuclear plant in France.

Mr. Pouget is a chief engineer of the Corps des Mines and a graduate of the Ecole Polytechnique.