Telis Mistakidis

Telis Mistakidis
Αριστοτέλης Μυστακίδης
Born (1962-04-24) April 24, 1962
Rome, Italy
Residence Zug, Switzerland[1]
Nationality Greek
British
Occupation Businessman
Known for Major shareholder in Glencore
Net worth US$1.34 billion (March 2016)[1]
Spouse(s) Married
Children One[1]

Aristotelis "Telis" Mistakidis (born 1962) is a Greek metals trader who became a billionaire working for Glencore. He has joint Greek/British citizenship.[1]

Early life

Aristotelis Mistakidis was born in Rome, Italy, where his marine biologist father worked for the United Nations.[2] He was educated at the London School of Economics.[1]

Career

Mistakidis worked for six years trading in non-ferrous metals for Cargill. In 1993, he joined Marc Rich & Co in 1993, shortly before there was a management buyout and it was renamed Glencore. He worked in the zinc, copper and lead department, rising to become a co-director in 2000. He became a billionaire with the May 2011 Glencore IPO.[1]

Mistakidis is a director of Glencore, Mopani Copper Mines Limited, Portovesme SRL, and Recylex SA, and a non-executive director of Katanga Mining and Xstrata plc.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Aristotelis Mistakidis". Forbes. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  2. Mandravelis, Vangelis (10 June 2011). "The third Greek on Forbes list". Ekathimerini. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  3. "Aristotelis Mistakidis". Businessweek. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
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