Russell Hardy is a British businessman, and the chief executive (CEO) ofVitol, the world's largest independent oil trading company.[1]
Russell Hardy | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Imperial College London |
| Occupation | Oil trader |
| Title | CEO,Vitol |
| Term | March 2018- |
| Predecessor | Ian Taylor |
Early life
editHardy has a master's degree in engineering fromImperial College London.[2][3]
Career
editHardy began his career working forBP, trading fuel oil.[2]
In 1993, Hardy left BP and joined Vitol.[3] He has been a member of its executive committee since 2007, and CEO of the Europe, Middle-East and Africa region since 2017.[2] In March 2018, he was appointed CEO of the entire company, succeedingIan Taylor, who became chairman.[2][4]
In 2022, Hardy predicted that Russia won't be able to protect itself from the negative effects of theinternational sanctions, while Russian oil export would fall by 1 million barrels a day in winter 2022-2023.[5][6]
References
edit- ^Rathenow, Solveig (3 November 2022)."Die wachsende "Schattenflotte" an Tankern wird den Einbruch von Russlands Ölexporten nicht abfedern, sagt ein Experte".Business Insider (in German). Retrieved10 November 2022.
- ^abcdPayne, Julia."Hardy takes helm from Taylor as CEO of trading giant Vitol".reuters.com. Archived fromthe original on 15 March 2018. Retrieved8 November 2018.
- ^ab"Russell Hardy - Gastech Exhibition & Conference".gastechevent.com. Retrieved8 November 2018.
- ^"Top Trader Vitol Has New CEO as Taylor Becomes Chairman".www.bloomberg.com. 15 March 2018. Retrieved8 November 2018.
- ^Rathenow, Solveig (3 November 2022)."Die wachsende "Schattenflotte" an Tankern wird den Einbruch von Russlands Ölexporten nicht abfedern, sagt ein Experte".Business Insider (in German). Retrieved10 November 2022.
- ^"Ukraine-Blog: Fotos, Fakes und Fragen – «Unsere Kommandanten nennen Menschen Fleisch»: Russische Infanteristen sind wütend und beschweren sich".Basler Zeitung (in German). Retrieved10 November 2022.
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