Pierre Simonnet - General Manager Refining and Distribution of Elf Aquitaine

Born on 30 October 1926 in Saint-Pardoux (Lot-et-Garonne). Lycée Louis-le-Grand (Paris), École spéciale des travaux publics, Institut de contrôle de gestion. From 1949 to 1955 he was an engineer in the Moinon public works company. He then joined Caltex as Regional Operations Manager in Nantes (1955-1962). He became budget controller at the UIP (Union Industrielle des Pétroles, which formed the basis of the Elf Group's downstream activities) from 1962 to 1966. Managing Director of Elf Belgium, Elf Luxembourg, the Société belgo-française de produits pétroliers and the Groupement des importateurs de pétrole. Director of Elf Benelux, Managing Director of Elf Nederland (1966-1972). External Director Europe of Elf Union from 1972 to 1974. Senior Vice President, Refining and Industrial Operations of Elf FrancePays FranceShow more (1974-1978), Executive Vice President (1978-1982), then Chief Executive Officer of Elf FrancePays FranceShow more (1982-1988), Senior Vice President, Refining and Distribution of Elf Aquitaine (1984-1988). Advisor to the Chairman of the Elf Aquitaine group. Vice-Chief Executive Officer of Rhin-Rhône. Died December 7, 2003.