Rex Tillerson is a known businessman and an engineer. He is the chairman and chief executive officer of Exxon Mobil Corporation, the world's richest and sixth largest company by revenue. Tillerson already spent the past 41 years at Exxon and he is to retire the coming year. Regulatory and company files reveal that he has a huge financial interest in the oil company, owning $151M in company stock. In the year 2015, Tillerson's total payroll including salary, profit, bonus, and stock share awards amounted to almost $27.3M.
According to The Guardian, Rex Tillerson was one of the choices of Donald Trump to be the Secretary of State causing a major controversy in the Senate. Senators from both democrat and republican have raised questions that concern Tillerson's lack of experience and his close business relationship with the Russian president, Vladimir Putin.
Trump praised Tillerson as one of the most accomplished business CEOs and international deal and liaison creators in the world. Trump added that Tillerson's tenacity, broad and raw experience, and deep grasp of geopolitics qualifies him as Secretary of State. Tillerson's duty will focus on promoting regional stability and core national security ambitions of United States. Trump even took to social media calling Tillerson as one of the great business leaders in the world and deals successfully with all types of foreign government.
Tillerson is an advocate of Moscow's Order of Friendship where he met Putin and circle of friends while working on the oil exploration in Russia which was stopped when the US government imposed US sanctions in the year 2014.
Two of the republican senators from Florida and South Carolina were against Trump's decision to include Tillerson in the list of nominees. Marco Rubio said that Tillerson is a respected businessman however he has serious suspicions about his nomination. He added that the next state secretary should possess qualities of moral clarity, zero potential interest and has an advocacy to promote and achieve America's policy and aspirations. On the other hand, Lindsay Graham also stated her stand on the issue most especially on Tillerson's business dealing with the Russian Government and there are many questions to be answered.
Furthermore, according to NBC, former GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney was also in the list of nominees for the state secretary including former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani followed by John Bolton who worked under the administration of George W. Bush. Meanwhile, get to know the best gift for men this Christmas Season, click here for details.
