Frédéric Barnaud was educated at one of France’s elite scientific and business schools (École Nationale des Ponts & Chaussées) and at the Institute for Energy Studies at Oxford University. He also studied financial and commodities markets at Cass Business School in London. Mr. Barnaud worked for Total from 1990 until 2008, initially in the Oil Trading & Shipping Division, then in the Refining & Marketing Division, and finally in the Gas & Power Division to build Total’s LNG portfolio and oversee its LNG Trading & Shipping desk.

In 2008, Mr. Barnaud joined the Gazprom Marketing & Trading Group to set up, grow and manage the global LNG trading, commercial and shipping activities. Mr. Barnaud also runs the Oil, LPG, Helium and Shipping businesses of GM&T. He has been promoting the increasingly active participation of Gazprom in the international energy markets to complement its traditional European pipeline gas business.

Mr. Barnaud is a member of GM&T Executive Committee and specifically oversees the LNG, Oil/LPG and Shipping activities on a global level.