| 词条 | Ben R. Pollner |
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| name = Benjamin R. Pollner | image = | caption = | birth_date = 21.05.{{birth year and age|1941}} | birth_place = | birth_name = | death_date = Sept. 2018 | death_place = | residence = | nationality = United States | education = B.Sc. Wagner College M.B.A. New York University | occupation = oil trader | known_for = founder of Taurus Petroleum | ethnicity = | religion = | networth = | children = Edward J. Pollner Amy P. Moritz T. Anthony Pollner (deceased) | spouse = Alice Thorpe | parents = | family = | website = }} Benjamin R. Pollner (born in 1941 in New York) is an American businessman. He is the founder of Taurus Petroleum, based in Geneva, created in 1993, and remains its chairman and chief executive officer. Early life and educationIn 1963, he graduated from Wagner College with a B.Sc. in Chemistry. Between 1965 and 1968 he attended the New York University Graduate School of Business Administration.{{citation needed|date=March 2015}} CareerBen Pollner held various positions in industrial companies until joining the Steuber Corporation in 1970 when he commenced his international marketing, transport and trading activities in the bulk petrochemical industry. In the 1990s, he worked for David B. Chalmers Jr at Bayoil Petroleum.[1] Pollner is a member of a small group of top oil and mineral traders who were under the tutelage of one-time fugitive financier Marc Rich.[1] Oil for Food programPollner's company, Taurus Petroleum was responsible for over $4 billion in Oil-for-Food deals with Iraq. Under the program, oil was purchased from Iraq and resold to large refiners in exchange for food.[1] Pollner, through his company Taurus Petroleum, purchased the majority of the oil from two companies in Geneva, Switzerland, Fenar Petroleum and Alcon Petroleum (both registered in Liechtenstein in 1999).[2][3] Fenar and Alcon were among the largest oil purchasers under the Oil-for-Food program exporting a combined $2.47 billion in crude oil.[3] It was alleged that Pollner in fact, either controlled or owned both companies.[4] Fenar and Alcon were alleged to have funneled $18.9 million in kickbacks to the regime of Saddam Hussein, in the form of surcharges on oil purchases. Taurus has denied paying the surcharges.[2][5] In response to the investigation, Pollner stated: "I did nothing in New York or the U.S. that would be considered illegal."[3] Pollner was never indicted.[3] Broker for Ecuadorian oilTaurus Petroleum also functions as a broker of oil from Ecuador, working in conjunction with PetroChina.[6][7] Pollner has been a member of the American Petroleum Institute (API), the National Petrochemical and Refiners Association (NPRA) and the European Petrochemical Association. PhilanthropyBen Pollner is active in various charitable functions including the T. Anthony Pollner Distinguished Professorship[8] and FACES (Finding a Cure for Epilepsy and Seizures).[9] Personal lifeHe was married to Alice Thorpe. They had three children, Edward J. Pollner (married to Lisa) of Fairfield, Connecticut, Amy P. Moritz (married to Sasha) of New York, NY and T. Anthony Pollner (who died in a motorcycle accident in 2001).[10] References1. ^The Daily Beast: "SADDAM'S OILY DEALS" by Mark Hosenball January 23, 2005 {{DEFAULTSORT:Pollner, Benjamin R.}}{{UK-business-bio-stub}}2. ^1 [https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/12/realestate/12deal1.html?_r=0 New York Times: "A Rich Man Spurned" By WILLIAM NEUMAN] March 12, 2006 3. ^1 2 3 [https://www.bloomberg.com/bw/stories/2005-07-17/the-rich-boys Bloomberg: "The Rich Boys"] July 17, 2005 4. ^1 2 BusinessWeek: "The Rich Boys" July 17, 2005 5. ^ABC News: "Americans' Role Eyed in U.N. Oil Scandal" By BRIAN ROSS and RHONDA SCHWARTZ December 1, 2004 6. ^{{cite news | first = Joshua | last = Schneyer |author2=Nicolas Medina Mora Perez | title = A look at the traders behind the China-Ecuador-U.S. oil triangle | date = November 26, 2013 | url = https://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/26/us-china-ecuador-taurus-idUSBRE9AP0I820131126 | work = Reuters | accessdate = December 7, 2013}} 7. ^{{cite news | title = Clever Jimenez attacks with new "petro-complaint" | date = May 15, 2013 | url = http://www.humanrightsecuador.org/2013/05/15/clever-jimenez-attacks-with-new-petro-complaint/ | work = Human Rights Ecuador | accessdate = December 7, 2013}} 8. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.jour.umt.edu/links/pollner |title=T. Anthony Pollner Distinguished Professorship | The University of Montana School of Journalism |publisher=Jour.umt.edu |accessdate=2011-10-29 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111107163621/http://jour.umt.edu/links/pollner |archivedate=2011-11-07 |df= }} 9. ^{{cite web|url=http://faces.med.nyu.edu|title=Finding A Cure for Epilepsy and Seizures (faces)|publisher=NYU Langone Medical Center |year= 2011| accessdate= 2011-10-29}} 10. ^[https://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/16/classified/paid-notice-deaths-pollner-t-anthony.html New York Times: "Paid Notice: Deaths POLLNER, T. ANTHONY"] May 16, 2001 3 : People in the petroleum industry|Living people|1941 births |
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