Hubert de Mestier du Bourg
Résumé

Personalia

Born 25 Nov 1945, Paris, France.
Married, 2 children.

Education

DCL (McGILL University, Montreal, 1974)
LL.M. (McGILL University, 1970)
LL.L. (Paris University, 1969)
Institute of Comparative Law (Paris University, 1969)
National School of Oriental Languages (Paris, 1969)
Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes (Paris Sorbonne, 1966/68)
Hague Academy of International Law, 1968.

Languages

French (native), English, Japanese (fluent)
Chinese, Spanish, Korean (notions)

Professional experience

Currently

• Guest lecturer, Tokyo University.
• Visiting Professor, Chuo University, Faculty of Policy Studies (energy economics).
• Instructor, Marubeni Corporation, Tokyo.
• Senior Executive Adviser, Veolia Water Asia Pacific.
• Honorary Chairman, Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan.
• Conseiller (honoraire since 2009) du Commerce Extérieur de la France (since 1984).

Since 2007

• Conferences at Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal.
• Feasibility Study for the Government of Alberta (energy) (Jan-May 2011)
• Senior Executive Adviser, TLD group.
• Several evaluations for AERES (French government agency, Ministry of Scientific Research, for the evaluation of scientific research and higher education institutions).
• Senior Adviser, Total.
• Guest Professor, Meiji Gakuin University, Tokyo (energy economics).
• Adviser to the President, Idemitsu Oil and Gas Co., Ltd.
• Adviser to the President, Air Liquide Japan
• Senior Adviser, TOTAL Trading International, Japan.

TOTAL TRADING INTERNATIONAL S.A. Tokyo Branch
2001 – 2007 (Tokyo)

• Chief Representative for North-East Asia (Japan, Korea, Taiwan), Total Group
• President, Tokyo Branch
• Board Member, DME International Corporation, Total Petrochemicals
• President, TOTAL DME Japan, K.K.
• French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan: President, July 2003 – February 2007

TOTALFINAELF
1998 – 2001 (Paris)

• Trading, Gas & Power Division
• in charge of Business Development for Asia area, more particularly China LNG & other Natural Gas Projects
• head of Gaz de France / TotalFinaElf Task Force

TECHNIP
1995 – 1998 (Paris)

• Vice President Asia (mainly Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan, Vietnam and Thailand)
• Executive Vice President NIIGATA/ TECHNIP (Japan Co. based in Tokyo)
• Management Committee Member, TECHNIP/TIANCHEN, Tianjin , P.R. China
• Business Development for all specialties (oil, gas, petrochemicals)

TOTAL
1974 – 1995

• March 95 to Aug. 95 : Executive Vice President Total Asia (resid. In Tokyo)
• Oct. 1993 to Feb. 1995 : Chief Representative of Total for N-E Asia (based in Tokyo)
  Strategy negotiations of main Group activities in mainland China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan
• Nov. 1990 to Apr. 1995, West Pacific - Petrochemical Corporation WEPEC, Dalian, Liaoning Province, P.R. China, Vice Chairman (Construction of Dalian WEPEC refinery), from Tokyo base.
• Jan. 1988 to Aug. 1995 : Total Trading International, Tokyo, Japan – General Manager (Trading crude oil, LPG, liaison for LNG activities, all subsidiaries of Total Group in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, including chemicals (resins, inks) and Hutchinson).
• 1985 to 1987 : Total Korea, Seoul, South Korea – General Manager trading Crude Oil / Petroleum products. Nego/Building of a lube plant with Daewoo subsidiary.
• 1985 : Total Compagnie Française des Pétroles, Paris, France. In charge of negociations for Far East / Exploration – Production division.
• 1980 to 1984 : General Manager Beijing Office. Participation to negociations with the Chinese Authority (Total Group). Creation of an Oil base in Zhanjiang, Guangdong Province, P.R.C. (association with CNOOC).
• 1974 to 1980 : Various assignments for Total CFP in Paris and Asia (Japan, Indonesia).