An engineering school graduate, Alexandre Depiesse began his career in 1997 as a naval architect with Forasol/Foramer before joining TotalEnergies in 2005. He has since held engineering, operations and leadership roles across Congo, Nigeria, Angola, Malaysia, Mauritania and Headquarters. Since November 2022, he is leading TotalEnergies’ Namibia Integrated Project Group, driving the appraisal of the Venus discovery and fast-track development studies toward project sanction.