Billionaires, Spies, Oil Men: Meet the Board of a Russian Giant
- Rosneft set to add Glencore CEO, Qatar representative to board
- Kremlin remains in control of Russia’s largest producer
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A combative billionaire commodity trader and a nation at the center of a political storm in the Middle East are about to join the board of Russia’s largest oil producer. They’ll feel right at home.
The current directors of Rosneft PJSC, which pumps more oil than any other traded company, are already well versed in political intrigue or bare-knuckle business practices. They range from veterans of oil giants BP Plc and Exxon Mobil Corp., to Cold Warriors such as former East German Stasi agent Mattias Warnig and Igor Sechin, a long-time ally of President Vladimir Putin.