Alex Beard (businessman)

Alex Beard
Born Alexander Frank Beard
1966/1967 (age 51–52)[1]
Residence London, England
Nationality British
Alma mater Christ Church, Oxford University
Occupation Trader, Glencore
Net worth £1.361 billion (February 2018)[2]
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. 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. 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]

Personal life

He is married and lives in London.[1]

Beard was made an honorary student of Christ Church in 2012. He joined the board of trustees for Shakespeare's Globe in London in 2017.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Alex Beard". Forbes. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  2. ↑ "The Rich List". Sunday Times (page 24). 18 May 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Alexander Frank Beard". Businessweek. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  4. ↑ http://www.chemoil.com/Documents/AR_2011.pdf
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