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Tributes pour in for 55-year-old ‘captain of industry’ who left state-owned nuclear group to fight illness
Case is a setback for a group under pressure from the dramatic fall in oil prices
Be prepared for the very worst: succession planning for every occasion
New chief executive pledges to continue with de Margerie’s cost-cutting programme
Regulator to consider making handover arrangements a permanent exercise
French oil company’s new chief is a forceful presence and tough boss
New chief brings political experience as well as 17-year career at the company
Desmarest returns as chairman to help with transition
he last speech by Christophe de Margerie, chief executive of Total, given shortly before his death
Broad diversity of production will mark chief executive’s legacy
Christophe de Margerie, French oil group’s head, killed on take-off after striking a snowplough
Corporate aeroplane struck snowplough on take-off in Moscow, killing oil group’s chief executive
How firms cope with the untimely loss of a leader
French oil group has several potential successors who are all steeped in the company’s culture
One of the energy industry’s great contrarian characters
Private jet carrying head of French oil group hit snow-clearing machine
Western efforts to halt Russia shale development appear to be working
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