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Frédéric Gimenez joined Total in 1994, in the Downstream division (Refining & Marketing activities). After working on IT application development and support, he specialized in SAP during 10 years and set up the first SAP Competence Center for Downstream in 2005.
He pursues his career with several positions in Europe managing transformations of IT’s organizations.
In 2012 he was appointed CIO of the newly created Refining and Chemicals division before becoming Group CIO in 2015.
In 2018, he becomes Senior Vice President Corporate Affairs and member of the Refining & Chemicals Management Committee.
On September 2019, Frédéric Gimenez is appointed Chief Digital Officer in charge of Total Digital Factory Project to support Group’s ambition of accelerating its digital transformation.
Frédéric Gimenez obtained a Master Degree in Computer Science (1991)