Claude Mandil

Who is Claude Mandil?

Claude Mandil is a members of the Board of Directors of Total S.A. and the former Executive Director of the International Energy Agency. He is graduated from the France's École Polytechnique and École des Mines. From 1967 until 1981, he occupied different positions at the French civil service related to the engineering and territorial planning.

In 1981-1982, he served as a technical advisor in the French Prime Minister's cabinet, responsible for industry, energy and research. In 1982 he was named Chief Executive Officer of the Institut de Développement Industriel. In 1988 he became the Director General of the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières.

From 1990 to 1998 Claude Mandil served as Director General for Energy and Raw Materials at the Ministry of Industry, Post and Telecommunications. From 1997 to 1998 he served as Chairman of the IEA's Governing Board. From 1991 to 1998, he also represented France at the Nuclear Safety Working Group of the G7 and served as the President of this group in 1996. In 1997–1998 he was Chairman of the IEA's Governing Board.