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The Executive
Committee and
the Management
Committee
The Executive Committee and the Management Committee  
 

TotalFinaElf's three business segments are formed around profit centers: Upstream, Downstream and Chemicals. Upstream includes oil and gas exploration and production, and gas, power and other energy sources. Downstream covers refining and marketing, along with trading and shipping. The Chemicals segment comprises three main areas: Petrochemicals and plastics, Intermediates and performance polymers, and Specialty chemicals. The profit centers are supported by the parent company's functional divisions: Finance, Legal Affairs, Strategy and Risk Assessment, Human Resources and Corporate Communications. TotalFinaElf is managed by the Executive Committee (COMEX) and the Management Committee (CODIR). The Executive Committee is TotalFinaElf's primary decision-making body in matters of overall strategy and has investment authority. It also prepares decisions for submission to TotalFinaElf's Board of Directors. The Management Committee facilitates coordination among the various Group units, monitors the results of the operational divisions and reviews the reports of the functional divisions.

The Executive Committee
Thierry Desmarest, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; François Cornélis, Vice-Chairman, President of Chemicals; Robert Castaigne, Chief Financial Officer; Christophe de Margerie, President of Exploration and Production; Jean-Luc Vermeulen, President of the Upstream Division; Jean-Paul Vettier, President of Refining and Marketing; Bruno Weymuller, President of Strategy and Risk Assessment.

The Management Committee
The committee includes all Executive Committee members and 22 senior managers from the various functional and operational divisions.

Holding Company
Michel Bonnet, Jean-Jacques Guilbaud, Pierre Guyonnet, Ian Howat, Alain Madec, Bernard Tramier.
Upstream
Michel Bénézit, Yves-Louis Darricarrère, Jean-Marie Masset, Charles Mattenet, Jean Privey.
Downstream
Alain Champeaux, Jean-Claude Company, François Groh, Pierre Klein, Eric de Menten, André Tricoire.
Chemicals
Pierre-Christian Clout, Philippe Goebel, Jean-Bernard Lartigue, Jean-Pierre Seeuws, Hugues Woestelandt.

COMEX and CODIR composition as of March 1, 2002.

 
 
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