Hubert Perrodo

Background

Hubert Perrodo was born on 25 January 1944 in Larmor-Baden in Morbihan to a family of fishermen.

Career

He was the president of the independent oil group Perenco, which produced then more than 240,000 barrels (38,000 m3) of petrol per day. On a journey to Château Giscours, in Margaux to play polo, he learned that Château Labégorce Zédé was for sale. He bought it in August 1989 and went on to become a large wine producer.

In 2001, he repurchased the Castle of Abbot Gorsse de Gorsse, in February 2002 bought Labégorce-Zédé Castle, and in June 2006 he bought the Château Marquis d"Alesme Becker.

He was a prominent art collector, mostly focused on paintings. He died on 29 December 2006, in a hiking accident, descending Louisiana Dent du Villard mountain trail near Courchevel.

Achievements

• He was the founder and sole owner of the oil group Perenco. His polo team, Labégorce, won the Queen"s Cup, in 2004.