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Francois TETE

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Chief Information Officer at TotalEnergies
📍 France

As Group CIO, Francois Tete pilots the IT strategy for TotalEnergies transformation into a global multi-energy provider. A graduate of École Polytechnique and Télécom Paris, he spearheads the companys digital modernization and cloud adoption to drive its energy transition and strategic autonomy goals.

Francois shows an interest in innovative leadership and team-building methodologies. He has publicly endorsed equicoaching—a unique practice using horses to develop management and collaboration skills—as an inspiring and impactful experience for professional teams.

He champions the concept of "strategic autonomy" over "digital sovereignty," focusing on mastering technology choices and data to ensure operational independence while remaining open to global partners.

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Experience
29 Years
Current Role
Chief Information Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
France
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Strategic Autonomy
He actively promotes "strategic autonomy" over "digital sovereignty," emphasizing control over technological choices and data while remaining open to global partnerships and avoiding vendor lock-in.
Cloud-Driven Transformation
He is leading TotalEnergies' significant shift to the cloud to support its business transformation into a multi-energy provider and modernize its legacy IT infrastructure.
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Career

Work history

9-2019
Chief Information Officer
TotalEnergies
6-2015 - 8-2019
CIO Refining & Chemicals
TotalEnergies
12-2011 - 5-2015
Head of Information Systems Division – Marketing & Specialties
TotalEnergies
1-2009 - 12-2011
Head of Technical Projects Department
TotalEnergies
9-2006 - 12-2008
Head of Workstation Department
TotalEnergies
In the press

Media appearances

TotalEnergies : « Plus d’énergie moins d’émissions » grâce à l’IT - L’interview de François Tête. Featured in Monde des Grandes Écoles
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François Tête (TotalEnergies) : « malgré notre taille, le Cloud reste plus grand que nous ». Featured in Républik Group
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Education
1991 - 1994
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École Polytechnique
1994 - 1996
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Télécom Paris
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