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Total SA CEO Christophe de Margerie was like no other Big Oil executive, a fat cat swashbuckler who cut a striking figure in the industry stuffed with rather bland technocrats.
He was plump and sported a walrus mustache, hence his nickname – Big Mustache – in France. He loved a good drink and made no apologies for his lavish pay. In his quest for oil, he went into risky regions where other oil companies feared to tread, bets that did not always pay off.
One Comment on "Swatshbuckling Total ‘peak oiler’ CEO Christophe de Margerie was like no other Big Oil executive"
JuanP on Wed, 22nd Oct 2014 8:19 am
I liked this guy. He seemed to be the most honest Big Oil CEO in the world. He said Peak Oil was real. There’s no denying that he was a 1%er, but he seemed more human than most.