Namita Shah is a graduate of Delhi University, New Delhi and has a postgraduate degree in Law from the New York University School of Law, USA. She began her career as an Associate Attorney at Shearman & Sterling.

She joined Total SA in 2002 as a Legal Counsel in the E&P mergers and acquisitions team. In 2011, she moved to Yangon as General Manager, Total E&P, Myanmar. On July 1, 2014, she was appointed Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Exploration & Production.

On September 1st, 2016, she was appointed President People & Social Responsibility and member of the Executive Committee.