Ivan Glasenberg
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Ivan Glasenberg, (born 1957 in South Africa) has been the CEO of Glencore, one of the word's largest commodity trading companies, since 2002. He is also, as of 2006, a member of the board of Xstrata plc and a director of Minara Resources Ltd. Before joining Glencore, he was with Levitt Kirson Chartered Accountants for five years.
In 2005, BusinessWeek referred to Glasenberg as a key figure ("lieutenant") in the secretive oil-trading inner circle of Marc Rich, a billionaire commodities trader charged with tax evasion and illegal deals with Iran and later pardoned by U.S. president Bill Clinton.[1]
[edit] Notable affiliations
- Glencore International AG - CEO
- Minara Resources Ltd - board member
- Xstrata Plc - board member
[edit] References
- List of non-executive directors, retrieved October 22, 2006
- Board of Directors, retrieved October 22, 2006
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Marcia Vickers. "The Rich Boys. An ultra-secretive network rules independent oil trading. Its mentor: Marc Rich.", BusinessWeek, July 18, 2005.
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