Background
Gires, Jean-Michel was born on December 23, 1957 in Bourg-La-Reine, France. Son of François and Colette (Jauvain) Gires.
Gires, Jean-Michel was born on December 23, 1957 in Bourg-La-Reine, France. Son of François and Colette (Jauvain) Gires.
Ingenieur, Ecole Polytechnic, Paris, 1979. Ingenieur Corps des Mines, Ecole Mines, Paris, 1981.
Director Bureau Controle Construction Nucleaire, Dijon, France, 1982-1988. Director economic studies TOTAL Oil Great Britain, London, 1988-1990. Managing director TOTAL Spain, Madrid, 1990-1992.
Vice president marketing Petrogal, Lisbon, Portugal, 1992-1994. Vice president strategy exploration production TOTAL (France), 1994-1998. Vice president North Sea operations TOTALFINA (France), 1998—2000.
President TotalFinaElf, Venezuela, 2000—2002. Executive vice president sustainable development & the environmental Total S.A., since 2002.
Sous lieutenant French Air Force, 1976.
Married Marie-Helene Adrien. Children: Pierre-Yves, Ghislaine, Cedric, Marc-Henri.