Patrick Pouyanné is a French businessperson who has been at the head of 6 different companies.

He is on the board of Capgemini SE and Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Total SA.

In the past he occupied the position of Chairman at Total Raffinage Chimie, Chairman of Total E&P Recherche Développement SAS, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Total E&P New Ventures, Inc., Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Total E&P Activites Petrolieres SA, Chairman at Total Petrochemicals & Refining SA and Senior Vice President-Strategy at Total E & P Qatar.

He received an undergraduate degree from Ecole Polytechnique and an undergraduate degree from École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris.