François Perrodo

François Perrodo (born 14 February 1977), is a French businessman, and the chairman of Perenco, an oil and gas company with operations in 16 countries,[1] which was founded by his father.

François Perrodo
François Perrodo
Born
François Hubert Marie Perrodo

(1977-02-14) 14 February 1977
Singapore
NationalityFrench
Alma materSt Peter's College, Oxford
IFP School
INSEAD
OccupationBusinessman
Known forChairman, Perenco
Parent(s)Hubert Perrodo
Carrie Perrodo

Biography

Origin

François Perrodo was born on 14 February 1977 in Singapore. He is the son of Carrie and Hubert Perrodo, French businessman and founder of the independent oil group Perenco.

Education

François Perrodo has a degree in physics from St Peter's College, Oxford,[2] where he captained the University polo team in 1999.[3][4] He is now a member of Guards Polo Club.[3]

After an engineering degree in 2002 from the École Nationale Supérieure du Pétrole et des Moteurs (ENSPM) now called IFP School (French Institute of Petroleum), he received an MBA from INSEAD in Singapore.[5]

Business

He is the president of the independent Franco-British oil company Perenco, after his father died in 2006 in a hiking accident near Courchevel, and has run the family business since 2007.[6]

Racing driver
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR

Perrodo is a motorsport enthusiast, he started with classic car racing in 2010.[7][8]

He competes in endurance racing in the FIA World Endurance Championship, currently with the French racing team TDS Racing in the LMP2 class, having initially competed in the GTE Am class from 2013 until 2016. He has taken part in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, V de V Series, Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup, European Le Mans Series (ELMS), United SportsCar Championship and the 24 Hours Series.

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
Year Entrant Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Rank Points
2013 Prospeed Competition LMGTE Am Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 SIL SPA LMS
9		 SÃO COA FUJ SHA 22nd 15
AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 BHR
3
2014 Prospeed Competition LMGTE Am Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 SIL
Ret		 SPA
6		 LMS
Ret		 9th 58
Porsche 911 RSR COA
8		 FUJ
3		 SHA
4		 BHR
7		 SÃO
5
2015 AF Corse LMGTE Am Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 SIL
2		 SPA
2		 LMS
3		 NÜR
3		 COA
3		 FUJ
3		 SHA
1		 BHR
4		 2nd 148
2016 AF Corse LMGTE Am Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 SIL
1		 SPA
2		 LMS
1		 NÜR
2		 MEX
2		 COA
6		 FUJ
2		 SHA
2		 BHR
3		 1st 188
2017 TDS Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SIL
3		 SPA
9		 LMS
Ret		 NÜR
8		 MEX
7		 COA
7		 FUJ
4		 SHA
6		 BHR
9		 14th 55
2018–19 TDS Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SPA
4		 LMS
DSQ		 SIL
7		 FUJ
4		 SHA
Ret		 SEB
NC		 SPA 4 LMS 3 8th* 42*

* Season still in progress.

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2013 Prospeed Competition Emmanuel Collard
Sébastien Crubilé		 Porsche 997 GT3-RSR GTE
Am		 298 36th 9th
2014 Prospeed Competition Emmanuel Collard
Markus Palttala		 Porsche 997 GT3-RSR GTE
Am		 194 DNF DNF
2015 AF Corse Rui Águas
Emmanuel Collard		 Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 GTE
Am		 330 26th 4th
2016 AF Corse Rui Águas
Emmanuel Collard		 Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 GTE
Am		 331 27th 2nd
2017 TDS Racing Emmanuel Collard
Matthieu Vaxivière		 Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 213 DNF DNF
2018 TDS Racing Loïc Duval
Matthieu Vaxivière		 Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 366 DSQ DSQ
2019 TDS Racing Loïc Duval
Matthieu Vaxivière		 Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 366 8th 3rd
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References
  1. "Bloomberg Business Week". Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  2. "A Fabulous Gift - www.spc.ox.ac.uk". www.spc.ox.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  3. "Guards Polo Club". Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  4. "Polo Archive". Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  5. "Business Education Ranking".
  6. "Verif.com". Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  7. "European Le Mans Series". Archived from the original on 18 September 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  8. "ProSpeed". Archived from the original on 21 August 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
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