Telis Mistakidis


Aristotelis "Telis" Mistakidis is a Greek metals trader who became a billionaire working for Glencore. He has joint Greek/British citizenship.

Early life

Aristotelis Mistakidis was born in Rome, Italy, where his marine biologist father worked for the United Nations. He was educated at the London School of Economics.

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. He owned 3% stake of Glencore.
Mistakidis is a director of Mopani Copper Mines Limited, Portovesme SRL, and SA, and a non-executive director of Katanga Mining and Xstrata plc.
In December 2018, Mistakidis retired as Glencore's head of copper marketing.