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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, director of Total Exploration and Production (TEP) for Latin American and West Africa; 1988–1989, manager and economic director; 1989–1995, director general of TEP and senior executive vice president; 1995–1998, president and chief executive officer; 1998–, chairman of the board and chief executive officer.

Address: Total, 2 Place de la Coupole, La défense, Paris 92078, France; http://www.totalfinaelf.com.

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