{{short description|British businessman}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = Russell Hardy | image = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | education = Imperial College London | occupation = Oil trader | known for = | title = CEO, Vitol | term = March 2018- | predecessor = Ian Taylor | successor = | boards = | spouse = | children = | parents = | relatives = | website = }} '''Russell Hardy''' is a British businessman, and the chief executive (CEO) of Vitol, the world's largest independent oil trading company.<ref name="Rathenow">{{Cite web |last=Rathenow |first=Solveig |date=2022-11-03 |title=Die wachsende "Schattenflotte" an Tankern wird den Einbruch von Russlands Ölexporten nicht abfedern, sagt ein Experte |url=https://www.businessinsider.de/wirtschaft/die-wachsende-schattenflotte-an-tankern-wird-den-einbruch-von-russlands-oelexperten-nicht-abfedern-sagt-ein-experte-a/ |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=Business Insider |language=de-DE}}</ref>
==Early life== Hardy has a master's degree in engineering from Imperial College London.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-vitol-ceo/hardy-takes-helm-from-taylor-as-ceo-of-trading-giant-vitol-idUKKCN1GR2Q4|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180315195111/https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-vitol-ceo/hardy-takes-helm-from-taylor-as-ceo-of-trading-giant-vitol-idUKKCN1GR2Q4|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 March 2018|title=Hardy takes helm from Taylor as CEO of trading giant Vitol|first=Julia|last=Payne|date=|website=reuters.com|accessdate=8 November 2018}}</ref><ref name="gastechevent.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.gastechevent.com/speakers/russell-hardy/|title=Russell Hardy - Gastech Exhibition & Conference|author=|date=|website=gastechevent.com|accessdate=8 November 2018}}</ref>
==Career== Hardy began his career working for BP, trading fuel oil.<ref name="auto"/>
In 1993, Hardy left BP and joined Vitol.<ref name="gastechevent.com"/> He has been a member of its executive committee since 2007, and CEO of the Europe, Middle-East and Africa region since 2017.<ref name="auto"/> In March 2018, he was appointed CEO of the entire company, succeeding Ian Taylor, who became chairman.<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-15/vitol-names-russell-hardy-ceo-as-ian-taylor-becomes-chairman|title=Top Trader Vitol Has New CEO as Taylor Becomes Chairman|date=March 15, 2018|website=www.bloomberg.com|accessdate=8 November 2018}}</ref>
In 2022, Hardy predicted that Russia won't be able to protect itself from the negative effects of the international sanctions, while Russian oil export would fall by 1 million barrels a day in winter 2022-2023.<ref name="Rathenow"/><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ukraine-Blog: Fotos, Fakes und Fragen – «Unsere Kommandanten nennen Menschen Fleisch»: Russische Infanteristen sind wütend und beschweren sich |url=https://www.bazonline.ch/ukraine-krieg-news-fotos-fakes-fragen-29-730353690723 |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=Basler Zeitung |language=de}}</ref>
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