Russell Hardy
Russell Hardy is a British businessman, and the chief executive of Vitol, the world's largest independent oil trading company.Hardy has a master's degree in engineering from Imperial College London.Career
Hardy began his career working for BP, trading fuel oil.
In 1993, Hardy left BP and joined Vitol. He has been a member of its executive committee since 2007, and CEO of the Europe, Middle-East and Africa region since 2017. In March 2018, he was appointed CEO of the entire company, succeeding Ian Taylor, who became chairman.
