Alex Beard (businessman)

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Alex Beard
Born
Alexander Frank Beard

1966/1967 (age 53–54)[1]
NationalityBritish
Alma materChrist Church, Oxford University
OccupationTrader, Glencore
Spouse(s)married

Alexander Frank Beard[3] (born 1967) is a British billionaire businessman, based in London and responsible for Glencore's worldwide oil operations.

Early life[]

Alex Beard attended Gravesend Grammar School for Boys between 1980 and 1985.[citation needed] He earned a degree in Biochemistry from Oxford University in 1989.[4][1]

Career[]

Beard worked as an oil trader for BP from 1990–95, when he joined Glencore.[5] In 2007, he was appointed director in charge of Glencore's oil commodity department.[3][1]

According to Forbes, he is worth $1.6 billion. He is a non-executive director of Chemoil.[1]

In June 2019, it was announced Beard will step down as the head of Glencore's oil division. His departure followed the resignation of Aristotelis Mistakidis.[6][7]

Personal life[]

He is married and lives in London.[1]

Beard was made an honorary student of Christ Church in 2012.[citation needed] He also donated £6m towards the Oxford Bursary Scheme for Christ Church undergraduates.[8] He joined the board of trustees for Shakespeare's Globe in London in 2017.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Alex Beard". Forbes. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  2. ^ "The Rich List". Sunday Times (page 24). 18 May 2014.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Alexander Frank Beard". Businessweek. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2014-10-31.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ Yeomans, Jon (2019-06-03). "More change at the top of Glencore with departure of oil boss". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
  6. ^ "Glencore oil chief Alex Beard to retire". Financial Times. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
  7. ^ "Glencore's Executive Departures Hasten as Oil Chief Leaves". 2019-06-04. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
  8. ^ "Christ Church development plan" (PDF). Christ Church.
  9. ^ "About Us | Shakespeare's Globe". Shakespeare's Globe. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
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