About Sagess
Focus
Obligations and guarantees
Controlling Logistics
Recognized financial stability
Financial information
Organigram and Management
Management team

Jean-Claude SMADJA, CEO
Jean-Claude Smadja spent most of his professional career within the Elf Aquitaine Groups, then Total, with various roles and responsibilities within Refinering-Marketing and Trade, the last of which was as Director of Operations for Central Africa, Southeast Africa and the Indian Ocean.

Jean THOMAS, Logistics Manager
Jean Thomas joined SAGESS in January 2005. He spent 28 years working in the petroleum logistics field for the Joint Petroleum Service of the French armed forces and the environmental service of the Directorate of Hydrocarbons (DHYCA). He joined the private sector in 1998. In his previous position he was General Manager of Carfuel, the Carrefour group oil subsidiary.

Edouard FILHO,
Corporate Secretary and Chief Financial Officer
Edouard Filho has been seconded to SAGESS since July 2010. He was previously the CFO and General Secretary of Worex, subsidiary of Esso SAF. During his career with the Exxonmobil group, he covered both marketing as well as financial activities in France and abroad.
Board of Directors
SAGESS operates within a strict regulatory framework and under the control of the French state, represented in the Board of Directors. The 13 members are elected for 5-year mandates. They meet at least once each quarter and represent refiners and european distributors (from which the President is chosen), independent oil operators and hypermarkets.
Finally, three representatives from the main responsible ministries (budget, economy, energy) participate in Board meetings, as well as a government Commissioner, who deals with subjects related to the Manosque pipeline.

Board of Directors
SMADJA Jean-Claude, CEO
BENBRIK Karim, Carfuel
BOLLORE Cyrille, Bolloré Energie
CHARMOLUE Hervé, BP France
DINA Alessandro, ENI France
ESTAGNASIE Bruno, Total Raffinage Marketing
FORIEN Thierry, SIPLEC E. Leclerc
LENGOC Son, Société des pétroles Shell
MARCELIN Jean-Claude
PARAYRE Erick, Petrovex (SAGESS Vice-President)
PICOTY Michel, Picoty
THERY Gilles, Esso
XYLINAS Dimitrios
Government representatives
General Directorate for Competition Policy, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control (DGCCRF):
Member: THONIER Axel
Alternative: MONTCHO Ginette
Customs Office (DGDDI):
Member: BESANCON Patrice
Alternative: JUSSELME Michelle
General Directorate for Energy (DGEC):
Member: PELCE Frédéric
Alternative: LETERTRE Didier
Government commissioner for activites linked to the SAGESS Manosque Pipeline:
Frédéric PELCE
Operational committees
Operational committees play an advisory role for SAGESS with a mission to advise SAGESS Management in ongoing operations and important decisions by analyzing financial and operational risks. The Management Committee (defined in SAGESS by-laws) comprises six members appointed by the Board. The financial committee is composed of seven financial representatives of SAGESS main shareholders.
Audit committee
The audit committee assists the board of Directors to ensure internal quality control and reliability of information provided to shareholders and financial markets. It is made of three members who have no operational responsibilities in SAGESS management.






