Having transformed Glencore from a poorly understood commodities trader based in Baar into one of the world's largest resources companies through the spectacular $US60 billion float four years ago and the takeover of mining group Xstrata in 2013, the hard-nosed South African was lauded as a savvy deal maker.
headquarters_location: Glencore, Baar; industry: Glencore, mining; owned_by: Xstrata, Glencore