Frédéric Texier

Press officer, Corporate Communications, Total S.A. Headquarters, Paris, France

· Build a strong network of French journalists covering the oil and gas and energy sector.
· Communicate regularly with the international media.
· Manage information and interview requests from journalists.
· Produce key message documents and Q&As on business-related issues (economy,
finance, environment, social).
· Write and issue press releases.
· Develop media plans and advise senior management on communication issues.
· Select suitable spokespeople and provide them with media training
· Accompany senior management, including the Comex members and the CEO, in the
countries where the Group operates. Organise and oversee their press interviews.
· Organise press conference and press trips.
· Crisis communication, including on-call duty

Languages:
· French: fluent
· English: fluent
· Spanish: intermediate (currently following an e-learning training)
· German: basic

Operational communications
· Manage relations with the local French media. Arrange press and promotional trips.
Supervise film crews. Liaise with the Marketing team to organise promotional
activities and ensure press coverage of events. Reactively and proactively protect the corporate image of the company. Production of the Annual Report.

Crisis management
· React to internal and external events affecting the company’s operations and
reputation. Obtain and diffuse up-to-date information in the event of an incident.
Respond to enquiries and issue statements. Perform on-call duty. Deal with intense media interest in France following the Channel Tunnel fire in 2008.

Internal communications
· Identify and write entertaining and informative articles for the company’s online publication for employees. Provide managers with essential information. Coordinate company events. Develop new Intranet sites for every department.

Extra roles: Directed the film Back on Track that documented the reconstruction work in the Channel Tunnel, following the 2008 fire. The DVD was widely distributed and nominated for the European Excellence Awards 2009 in the Crisis Communication category.

Science&Vie is a monthly magazine that promotes and explains science every month to more than 3.6 million readers.
· Write papers in French involving in-depth research and analysis on topics such as fuel made by metal nanoparticles, avian flu, electric bicycles, fuel cells for mobile telephones.
· Write short news items on science discoveries around the world.