De Margerie’s Funeral Service in Paris Draws France’s Elite
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Former Total SA Chief Executive Officer Christophe de Margerie’s funeral service in Paris today was attended by France’s top business leaders and politicians, including President Francois Hollande.
The service for the 63-year-old, who died in a plane crash last week in Moscow, was held at the Saint-Sulpice church in the heart of the French capital. Prime Minister Manuel Valls and at least three ministers, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde, Qatari emir Sheikh Tamin bin Hamad Al Thani and former European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet were among hundreds of mourners gathered to pay tribute to the executive.