Jean PAPIAS
CV
Experiences
· Ernst & Young : Junior then senior consultant : 1984 – 1988 ;
· Apple Computer Europe Inc. : Tax analyst : 1988 – 1989 ;
· Orkem : Mergers & acquisitions (M&A) lawyer and tax adviser : 1989 – 1990 ;
· Elf Atochem : Lawyer in the M&A and Commercial Agreements Department : 1991 – 1997 ;
· Elf Antargaz : International development lawyer : 1997 – 2000 ;
· Total Raffinage Marketing : Head of the Industrial Agreements Department : 2000 – 2004 ;
· Total Raffinage Marketing : 4 positions as Head of various Legal Departments : 2005 – 2017 ;
· Total Marketing Services : Director – International Legal Affairs : since 2017.
Degrees
· Private Law degree, Political Science degree and admittance to the French Bar – 1980 ;
· Masters in Business Iaw and tax – 1981;
· Masters of Business Administration (Pennsylvania State University, USA) – 1984.
teaching
· Teacher of French to classes of 25 – 30 students in a US university : 6 different classes from « beginner » to « advanced » level over 18 months ;
· Lecturer at the University of Paris XI (1990) in the Masters of Contract Law and in the Rouen Business School (1996) on International Joint Ventures ;
· Several trainings provided within the Total Group : effective negotiation, finance for lawyers, financial markets, … ;
· Various interventions in internal and externat professional seminars.
- Professor in Intercultural Management
Activities
– Lawyer in charge of negotiating acquisitions / sales of companies or assets and in charge of creation of joint ventures all over the world.
– Legal Director in charge of :
a team of lawyers negotiating acquisitions / sales of companies or assets and creation of joint ventures ;
a team of lawyers supporting the intellectual property and the solar activities of the Marketing &
– Services Branch ;
a team of lawyers supporting the African Division of the Branch.
