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Chairman and chief executive officer, Total

Nationality: French.

Born: December 15, 1945, in Paris, France.

Education: Ecole Polytechnique, graduate; Ecole des Mines, graduate.

Career: Corps des mines, 1971–1975, engineer; Ministry of Industry, 1975–1978, engineer; Ministry for Economic Affairs, 1978–1980, engineer and technical adviser; Total compagnie française des pétroles (renamed Total in 1992), 1981–1983, director of Algerian operations; 1983–1988,...