ais , ▁France , ▁on ▁ 6 ▁August ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁His ▁parents ▁were ▁Pierre - A lain ▁Rod oc an achi ▁and ▁Co lette ▁Ta itting er . ▁His ▁mother ▁later ▁married ▁Pierre - A lain ▁Jac quin ▁de ▁Mar ger ie , ▁who ▁adopted ▁him . ▁ ▁Mar ger ie ▁was ▁the ▁grand son ▁of ▁Pierre ▁Ta itting er , ▁founder ▁of ▁Je un esses ▁Patri otes , ▁and ▁the ▁half - bro ther ▁of ▁Vic toire ▁de ▁Mar ger ie , ▁the ▁current ▁CE O ▁of ▁R ond ol . ▁ ▁Career ▁Mar ger ie ▁joined ▁the ▁Total ▁Group , ▁Total ▁S . A ., ▁after ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁ES CP ▁Europe ▁in ▁Paris ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁He ▁started ▁working ▁for ▁Total ▁in ▁the ▁Fin ance ▁Department ▁and ▁Ex pl oration ▁& ▁Production ▁division . ▁ ▁He ▁became ▁president ▁of ▁Total ▁Middle ▁East ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁before ▁joining ▁the ▁group ' s ▁executive ▁committee ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Ex pl oration ▁& ▁Production ▁division ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁he ▁became ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Ex pl oration ▁& ▁Production ▁division ▁of ▁Total . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁and ▁became ▁CE O ▁of ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁From ▁ 2 1 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1