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Biography of Christophe de Margerie

Christophe de Margerie was a French businessman and the chairman and CEO of the French oil corporation Total.

He was born on August 6, 1951, in Mareuil-sur-Lay, France, and was raised in a foster family. His biological father was Pierre-Alain Rodocanachi, and his mother was Colette Taittinger. Colette later married Pierre-Alain Jacquinot de Margerie, a member of a diplomatic family, who adopted Christophe.

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Margerie was the grandson of Pierre Taittinger, the founder of the anti-republican "Jeunesses Patriotes," which copied the stylistics of Italian fascism. His stepbrother, Victoire de Margerie, is currently the CEO of Rondol.

Margerie graduated from the ESCP Europe Business School in Paris in 1974. After completing his studies, he joined Total, where he was initially hir