Alex Beard

Alex Beard runs worldwide oil operations at commodities trader and mining giant Glencore, where he has worked since 1995. Beard is based in London and is the highest-ranking Glencore executive in the UK. He owns a 2.5% stake in Glencore, which has vast assets in oil and gas, agriculture and mining span the globe.Before joining Glencore, Beard spent five years as an oil trader at BP.He is a graduate of Oxford University with an MA degree in biochemistry.