Telis Mistakidis

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Telis Mistakidis
Αριστοτέλης Μυστακίδης
Born (1962-04-24) 24 April 1962 (age 60)
Rome, Italy
NationalityGreek
British
OccupationBusinessman
Known for Glencore shareholder
SpouseMarried
Children1

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

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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] He owned 3% stake of Glencore. [1]

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

In December 2018, Mistakidis retired as Glencore's head of copper marketing. [4]

During 2021, Mistakidis along with US billionaire John Paulson invested in Greece's second largest bank Piraeus Bank. He holds a 5.14% stake in the bank, Mistakidis highlighted his confidence in the Greek national economy in the investment worth 31 million euros. [1] [5]

The Sunday Times Rich List 2022. [6] reports Mistakidis net worth being £2.153 billion.

Personal life

Mistakidis is married, with one child, and lives in Zug, Switzerland. [1]

In 2015, Mistakidis purchased a duplex flat for over £46 million in Chesham Place, Belgravia, London, designed by Christian and Nick Candy, then one of the most expensive properties ever sold in the UK. [7]

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