JohnnyApplesack
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Hard to believe few in the media talk about Tillerson while do talk about Manafort, Flynn and Trump/Putin
Tillerson is neck deep in Exxon as the ex CEO, a company currently doing mega billion dollar oil deals, mostly depending on no sanctions in the deal
this is common knowledge
The silver badge underscores the close ties that have existed for many years between Russia and Tillerson, the leading candidate to be President-elect Donald Trump's secretary of state.
The 64-year-old Tillerson, a lifetime Exxon employee, came up through the ranks by managing the company's Russia account.
In fact, his close relationship with Russia is one of the major reasons Tillerson was selected to succeed Lee Raymond as CEO of Exxon (XOM) in 2006, according to Steve Coll's book "Private Empire: ExxonMobil and American Power."
Once he became CEO, Exxon bet billions on Russia's vast but notoriously-elusive oil resources through a bold partnership with Russian oil giant Rosneft. Putin himself attended the 2011 signing ceremony for the deal with Rosneft, which is majority owned by Moscow.
Russia has already indicated it would welcome Tillerson being named America's top diplomat.
Behind the deep ties between Exxon's Rex Tillerson and Russia
Tillerson is neck deep in Exxon as the ex CEO, a company currently doing mega billion dollar oil deals, mostly depending on no sanctions in the deal
this is common knowledge
The silver badge underscores the close ties that have existed for many years between Russia and Tillerson, the leading candidate to be President-elect Donald Trump's secretary of state.
The 64-year-old Tillerson, a lifetime Exxon employee, came up through the ranks by managing the company's Russia account.
In fact, his close relationship with Russia is one of the major reasons Tillerson was selected to succeed Lee Raymond as CEO of Exxon (XOM) in 2006, according to Steve Coll's book "Private Empire: ExxonMobil and American Power."
Once he became CEO, Exxon bet billions on Russia's vast but notoriously-elusive oil resources through a bold partnership with Russian oil giant Rosneft. Putin himself attended the 2011 signing ceremony for the deal with Rosneft, which is majority owned by Moscow.
Russia has already indicated it would welcome Tillerson being named America's top diplomat.
Behind the deep ties between Exxon's Rex Tillerson and Russia
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