Mathias Berniere
About Mathias Berniere
Mathias Berniere is the Directeur Opérations (Process & Maintenance) / Operations Executive at ExxonMobil, based in the UK, overseeing a team of 650 people and managing a budget of approximately 300 million euros.
Current Role at ExxonMobil
Mathias Berniere currently holds the position of Directeur Opérations (Process & Maintenance) / Operations Executive at ExxonMobil in the UK. He has been in this role since 2019, overseeing operations at the Fawley site. His responsibilities include managing a team of 650 people and a budget of approximately 300 million euros. He focuses on developing improvement plans to enhance site competitiveness and reliability while ensuring compliance with legislative changes.
Previous Management Experience
Before his current role, Mathias Berniere served in various management positions at ExxonMobil. From 2016 to 2019, he was the Directeur Process / Process Manager in Ontario, Canada. He also worked as Directeur Maintenance / Maintenance Manager and Turnaround Manager at the Raffinerie de Port-Jérôme in France, holding these roles from 2013 to 2016 and for 3 months in 2015, respectively.
Early Career at ExxonMobil
Mathias Berniere started his career at ExxonMobil in various technical roles. From 2001 to 2003, he was a Process Engineer at the Raffinerie de Port-Jérôme in France. He then served in multiple roles, including Responsable Technique Projet (Gofiner Project Start-Up Team) and Turnaround Safety Coordinator, until 2007. He continued gaining experience as Responsable Opérations / Process Section Head until 2011, followed by his tenure as Global Supply Advisor based in Washington DC, US, from 2011 to 2013.
Academic Background
Mathias Berniere has a strong academic background in engineering and management. He earned a Diplôme d'ingénieur in Chemical Engineering from ENSIC, Nancy, France, from 1996 to 1999. He then completed a Master's degree in Refining / Engineering / Gas at ENSPM, IFP School from 1999 to 2001. In 2014, he pursued an MBA-type program in Management at Thunderbird School of Global Management.