B. Pinatel
President
Refining & Chemicals
total
France
Biography
Bernard Pinatel is a graduate of École Polytechnique and Institut d'Études Politiques (IEP) in Paris, and holds an MBA from the European Institute of Business Administration (INSEAD). He is also a statistician-economist (École Nationale de la Statistique et de l'Administration Economique – ENSAE). He began his career at Booz Allen & Hamilton, later joining Total in 1991, where he held a number of operational positions in plants and at the headquarters of affiliates, including Hutchinson and Coates Lorilleux. He subsequently served as Chief Executive Officer France and Chief Executive Officer Europe for Bostik from 2000 to 2006, before serving as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cray Valley from 2006 to 2009. He was appointed Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Bostik in 2010. While at Total, he was a member of the Group's Management Committee from 2011 and of the Refining & Chemicals Management Committee from 2012 to 2014.
Research Interest
Refining & Chemicals
