- Ivan Glasenberg
Ivan Glasenberg, (born 1957 in
South Africa ) has been theCEO ofGlencore , one of the word's largest commodity trading companies, since 2002. He is also, as of 2006, a member of the board ofXstrata plc and a director ofMinara Resources Ltd . Before joining Glencore, he was withLevitt Kirson Chartered Accountants for five years.In 2005,
BusinessWeek referred to Glasenberg as a key figure ("lieutenant") in the secretive oil-trading inner circle ofMarc Rich , a billionaire commodities trader charged with tax evasion and illegal deals with Iran and later pardoned by U.S. presidentBill Clinton . [cite news | first = | last = | author =Marcia Vickers | coauthors = | title = The Rich Boys. An ultra-secretive network rules independent oil trading. Its mentor: Marc Rich. | url = http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_29/b3943080.htm| format = | work = | publisher =BusinessWeek | pages = | page = | date =July 18 ,2005 | accessdate = | language = ]Notable affiliations
* Glencore International AG - CEO
*Minara Resources Ltd - board member
* Xstrata Plc - board memberReferences
* [http://www.xstrata.com/management.php List of non-executive directors] , retrieved
October 22 ,2006
* [http://www.minara.com.au/company/directors.asp?name=glasenberg Board of Directors] , retrievedOctober 22 ,2006 Footnotes
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