Christophe de Margerie [SEP] date of birth
Christophe de Margerie
Christophe de Margerie (6 August 1951 – 20 October 2014) was a French businessman. He served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of French oil corporation Total S.A..
Early life.
Christophe de Margerie was born in Mareuil-sur-Lay, France, on 6 August 1951. His parents were Pierre-Alain Rodocanachi and Colette Taittinger. His mother later married Pierre-Alain Jacquin de Margerie, who adopted him.
Margerie was the grandson of Pierre Taittinger, founder of Jeunesses Patriotes
the remaining minority shareholders of Novoship. The integration of Novoship assets into Sovcomflot operations continues as of August 2008 (fleet management and sales were unified in July 2008).
In August 2017 the Christophe de Margerie (named after Christophe de Margerie), a tanker owned by Sovcomflot, became the first cargo ship to complete the so-called Northern Sea Route without the aid of specialized ice-breaking vessels, completing a journey in the record time of 22 days, from Hammerfest in Norway to Boryeong in South Korea.