François Perrodo

François Perrodo
François Perrodo
Born François Hubert Marie Perrodo
(1977-02-14) 14 February 1977
Singapore
Nationality French
Alma mater St Peter's College, Oxford
IFP School
Occupation Businessman
Known for Chairman, Perenco
Parent(s) Hubert and Carrie Perrodo

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

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 graduated from the 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

Motorsport enthusiast, he started with classic car racing in 2010.[7][8]

He practices endurance racing car and competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship with the French racing team TDS Racing since 2013. He takes part of 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 SIL FUJ SHA SEB SPA LMS 4th* 12*

* Season still in progress.

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2013 Belgium Prospeed Competition France Emmanuel Collard
France Sébastien Crubilé		 Porsche 997 GT3-RSR GTE
Am		 298 36th 9th
2014 Belgium Prospeed Competition France Emmanuel Collard
Finland Markus Palttala		 Porsche 997 GT3-RSR GTE
Am		 194 DNF DNF
2015 Italy AF Corse Portugal Rui Águas
France Emmanuel Collard		 Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 GTE
Am		 330 26th 4th
2016 Italy AF Corse Portugal Rui Águas
France Emmanuel Collard		 Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 GTE
Am		 331 27th 2nd
2017 France TDS Racing France Emmanuel Collard
France Matthieu Vaxivière		 Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 213 DNF DNF
2018 France TDS Racing France Loïc Duval
France Matthieu Vaxivière		 Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 366 DSQ DSQ

References

  1. ↑ "Bloomberg Business Week". Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  2. ↑ "A Fabulous Gift - www.spc.ox.ac.uk". www.spc.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Guards Polo Club". 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". Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  8. ↑ "ProSpeed". Retrieved 26 August 2013.
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