Claude Mandil
Claude Mandil | |
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| Born | 1942 Lyon, France |
| Occupation | Corporate executive |
| Known for | Executive director of the International Energy Agency; Board member of Total S.A. |
Claude Mandil (born 1942 in Lyon, France) is a French corporate executive, currently serving on the Board of Directors of Total S.A. and formerly holding the position of executive director at the International Energy Agency (IEA).
Education
Mandil is an alumnus of France's prestigious École polytechnique and École des Mines. Between 1967 and 1981, he occupied multiple engineering and regional planning positions within the French Civil Service.
Career
During 1981–1982, Mandil acted as a technical advisor within the cabinet of the French Prime Minister, specializing in sectors such as industry, energy, and research. In 1982, he assumed the role of CEO at the Institut de Développement Industriel (Institute for Industrial Development). By 1988, he advanced to director general of the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (Geological and Mining Research Bureau).
From 1990 until 1998, Mandil was appointed director general responsible for energy and raw materials at the Ministry of Industry, Post and Telecommunications. He represented France in the Nuclear Safety Working Group of the G7, chairing it in 1996. Additionally, he led the IEA's governing board as chairman from 1997 to 1998.
Mandil held the position of managing director at Gaz de France between 1998 and 2000, followed by his tenure as chairman and CEO of the Institut Français du Pétrole (French Institute of Petroleum). He served as executive director of the International Energy Agency from 2003 to 2007. Since 2008, he has been a member of Total S.A.'s board.
His governance experience extends to serving on the boards of the SBC Energy Institute and Institut Veolia Environnement.
In 2008, under commission from the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union, Mandil produced a report addressing energy security. That same year, he highlighted Europe's imperative to lessen its reliance on Russian energy through measures including enhanced energy efficiency, expanded use of liquefied natural gas, growth in renewable sources, and nuclear energy.
Personal life
Mandil is married and has five children.