“You trade a life for a life”: Rubis boss on the hidden cost of becoming CEO in 20s

Olivier Sabrié, CEO of RUBiS Energie East Africa and Group MD of RUBiS Energy Kenya.

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At just 29 years old, Olivier Sabrié, the CEO of Rubis Energie East Africa and group managing director of Rubis Energy Kenya, already had sprouted gray hair. Many people saw him as clever, and, considering he was MD of Total then, they were probably right. Yet, he disagrees.

“I was there by coincidence, chance.” He was the youngest-ever managing director in Africa then and still had a few mistakes to make here; a few late nights there.

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