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Chief executive of|Total killed as plane|hits snow plough [Cape Times (South Africa)](Cape Times (South Africa) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) The chief executive of French oil major Total, Christophe de Margerie, was killed in an aircraft collision with a snow clearing machine at Moscow's Vnukovo International Airport, airport spokeswoman Elena Krylova said yesterday. The collision occurred during take-off of the Dassault Falcon business jet in which De Margerie was a passenger late on Monday, just minutes before midnight Moscow time, an airport statement said. The plane was due to travel to Paris. De Margerie, 63, was on a list of attendees at a Russian government meeting on foreign investment in Gorki, near Moscow, on Monday. With his distinctive bushy moustache and outspoken manner, he was one of the most recognisable figures among the world's top oil executives. De Margerie, a graduate of the Ecole Superieure de Commerce business school in Paris, became chief executive officer of Total in February 2007, taking on the additional role of chairman in May 2010, after previously running its exploration and production division. Cape Times (c) 2014 Independent Newspapers (Pty) Limited. All rights strictly reserved. Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (Syndigate.info). |