Vincent SAUBESTRE
CV
Experiences
- Executive and Managerial roles (40 years @TotalEnergies & University of California)
- Seasoned expatriate – Abu Dhabi, Argentina, Canada, California, Colorado, Costa Rica, Congo, France, Norway, Texas.
- SVP – Oil & Gas production operations.
- Executive/General Manager – Joint Ventures (Non-operated Companies, Technology Development).
- CEO/General Manager – R&D Centers (USA; CAN).
- Executive Director – Oil Sands Leadership Initiative (CAN).
- VP level – development and implementation of: R&D/ Innovation strategy; technology roadmaps; selection and mentoring of startups.
- Strategy development and implementation – health, safety, security, environment, stakeholder engagement, sustainable development.
- President or volunteer – Not-for-Profit Organizations (sports; healthcare).
- Reserve Officer (Lieutenant – French Army – military Olympics); Team Captain (adventure-racing; ice-hockey); European Space Agency astronaut-candidate (2022); Kayak expedition leader (Strait of Ormuz); Rock band leader.
Degrees
- École Polytechnique Engineering Degree (Paris – 1982)
- ENSTA Engineering Degree (Ocean Engineering – Paris – 1984)
- MSc University of California (Mechanical Engineering – Santa Barbara – 1984)
- PhD University of California (Mechanical Engineering – Santa Barbara – 1990)
- Elf-Aquitaine upper management Training (1999)
- Venture Capital Certification UC Berkeley (2022)
teaching
Teaching Assistant – University of California: mechanical engineering, thermodynamics, fluid dynamics.
Organizer, Master of Ceremony, keynote-speaker, seminar leader, trainer:
- workshops,
- team building,
- annual events (R&D Day TotalEnergies; OSLI Annual Results),
- conferences (worldwide),
- external seminars as invited guest (USA, FRA, CAN)
- training sessions.
Trainer – HSE awareness; oil & gas production for operators.
Mentor – Ecole Polytechnique; TotalEnergies.
Player-coach – youth (ice-hockey).
Activities
- Defining and structuring new organizations (R&T Centers & pilots, not-for-profit, JVs).
- Oil and Gas operations: production, drilling, logistics, procurement, contracts, crisis management, risk management, HSSE, maintenance.
- Defining and structuring Research and Technology projects and large-scale pilots: fire and blast response; oil sands; oil shales; deep offshore, Carbon Capture, Utilization & Storage; High Performance Computers ; European Union projects.
- Development and implementation of R&D strategy and roadmaps (TTE R&D re-organization; Oil Sands).
- Health, Safety, Environment, Security: management, strategy and communication roadmap, ISO certification, community & societal responsibility.
- Implementation and management of international collaborative ventures (IOC, NOC, stakeholders) & Joint-Ventures (Opcos E.A.U; Oil Sands Leadership Initiative; American Shale Oil).
- High-level keynotes and presentations in English, French and Spanish.
- Advice to startups/not-for-profit organizations. Not-for-profit management.
- Historic-house renovation; woodworking.
- Multiple-sports enthusiast (incl. cycling, ice-hockey, surfing, kayak expeditions …).
