Investopedia explains 'Thierry Desmarest'
Born in 1945 in Paris, Desmarest obtained his education at the Ecole Polytechnique and the Ecole des Mines. He began his career in 1971 as an engineer with the Corps des Mines and worked in various engineering positions for the government until he joined Total in 1981 as its director of Algerian operations. As he advanced, he oversaw Latin America, West Africa, North and South America, France and the Far East. Desmarest became president and CEO in 1995 and chairman and CEO in 1998. In 2007, Christophe de Margerie became CEO, but Desmarest remained chairman.
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