Registration Document 2005 - Total.com

Additional information required under the fourth paragraph of Article L. 225-102-1 of the French Commercial Code or in item 14.1 of Schedule I to (EC)
Regulation No. 809/2004 of April 29, 2004
Management expertise and experience Offices held in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005
Paul Desmarais Jr.
A graduate of McGill University in Montreal and INSEAD in Fontainebleau,
Mr. Desmarais was elected Vice Chairman (1984) then Chairman of the
Board (1990) of Corporation Financière Power, a company he helped to
found. Since 1996, he has served as Chairman of the Board and Co-Chief
Executive Officer of Power Corporation of Canada.
Corporate Governance
Board of Directors
TOTAL - Registration Document 2005
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Current offices
• Director of TOTAL S.A.
• Chairman of the Board, Co-Chief Executive Officer and Member
of the Executive Committee of Power Corporation of Canada.
• Chairman of the Executive Committee and Member of the Board
of Corporation Financière Power (Canada).
• Vice-Chairman and Deputy Managing Director of Pargesa Holding
S.A. (Switzerland).
• Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors and member of the
Strategic Committee of Imerys (France).
• Member of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of
Great-West Compagnie d’assurance-vie (Canada).
• Member of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of
Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company (United Sates).
• Member of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of
Great-West Lifeco Inc. (Canada).
• Member of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A. (Belgium).
• Member of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of
Groupe Investors Inc. (Canada).
• Member of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of
London Insurance Group Inc. (Canada).
• Member of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of
London Life, Compagnie d’assurance-vie (Canada).
• Member of the Board and Executive Committee of Mackenzie
Inc.
• Member of the Board of La Presse Ltée (Canada).
• Member of the Board of Les Journaux Trans-Canada (1996) Inc.
(Canada).
• Member of the Board of Gesca Ltée (Canada).
• Director of Suez (France).
• Director of The Canada Life Assurance Company (Canada).
• Director of Canada Life Financial Corporation (Canada).
• Director of IGM Financial Inc. (Canada).
• Director of 152245 Canada Inc, 171263 Canada Inc and
2795957 Canada Inc (Canada).
• Director of GWL Properties Inc.
• Director of GWL&A Financial (Canada) Inc.
• Director of GWL&A Financial (Nova Scotia) Co.
• Director of First Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Co.
• Director of The Great-West Life Assurance Company.
• Director of Power Communications Inc.
• Director of Power Corporation International.
• Member of the Supervisory Board of Power Financial Europe B.V.
and of Parjointco N.V.
Offices that expired in the previous five years
• Director of Tractebel until 2002.
• Director of Rhodia until 2001.
• Director of Electrafina until 2001.
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