Executive Committee Apptment

Total S.A.
21 February 2007



          Jean-Jacques Guilbaud is appointed to the Executive Committee


Paris, February 21, 2007 - Jean-Jacques Guilbaud, President of Human Resources 
and Corporate Communications, is appointed to Total's Executive Committee*.

As Christophe de Margerie,  Chief Executive Officer of Total,  makes clear,  
'The increasing technological complexity of our projects, the expertise required 
from our teams in all the countries where we operate and open dialogue with all 
of our stakeholders mean that human resources and corporate communications are 
critical to our growth and future successes.'

Jean-Jacques Guilbaud, 54, has an undergraduate degree in Sociology and a 
post-graduate degree in Public law. He joined Total in 1981 as a legal advisor 
specializing in labor law, was appointed head of labor relations in 1985 and
head of the direction of the real-estate in 1991. After successive positions as 
assistant manager of the Normandy Refinery (1994) and Vice President of Human
Resources (1996), he became President of Human Resources and Corporate 
Communications and was appointed as a member of the Group Management Committee 
for Total in April 1998, for TotalFina in 1999, for TotalFinaElf in 2000 and for 
Total in 2003.

* The Executive Committee

Christophe de Margerie, Chairman (Chief Executive Officer of Total)
Francois Cornelis, Vice Chairman (President of Chemicals)
Michel Benezit (President of Refining & Marketing)
Robert Castaigne (Chief Financial Officer)
Yves-Louis Darricarrere (President of Exploration & Production)
Jean-Jacques Guilbaud (President of Human Resources and Corporate 
Communications)
Bruno Weymuller (President of Strategy & Risk Assessment)

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Total is one of the world's major oil and gas groups, with activities in more
than 130 countries. Its 95,000 employees put their expertise to work in every
part of the industry - exploration and production of oil and natural gas,
refining and marketing, gas trading and electricity. Total is working to keep
the world supplied with energy, both today and tomorrow. The Group is also a
first rank player in chemicals. 
www.total.com



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