Rex Wayne Tillerson is an American engineer and petroleum businessman. He served as President Donald Trump’s 69th Secretary of State from February 1, 2017 until March 31, 2018. Prior to entering the Trump administration, Tillerson was the chairman and CEO of ExxonMobil, a post he held from 2006 until 2017.
Rex Tillerson Biography And Net Worth
| Net Worth | $300M |
| Birth Date | 23rd March 1952 |
| Age | 70 |
| Birthplace | Wichita Falls, Texas, U.S. |
| profession | CEO of Exxon Mobil (2006-2016) President of Boy Scouts of America (2010-2012) |
Rex Tillerson Early Life
Tillerson was brought into the world on Walk 23, 1952, in Wichita Falls, Texas. He grew up in Vernon, TX, and Huntsville, TX. Rae Ann Hamilton, a physician, and Jo Lynn Peters, a high school teacher, are his two sisters. Tillerson has been a Boy Scout for much of his life and achieved the title of Eagle Scout in his boyhood. He started working as a busboy at Oklahoma State University’s student union when he was 14 years old. In 1968, he started working as a janitor at one of the university’s engineering buildings. He did cotton picking on the weekends.
Tillerson earned his high school diploma from Huntsville in 1970. During his senior year, he was selected for the all-district and all-region bands. The University of Texas Longhorn Band awarded him scholarship for college. He graduated from the University of Texas in Austin with a bachelor of science in civil engineering in 1975. He participated in the Tejas Club and the marching band while attending UT Austin.
Rex Tillerson Career
In 1975, Tillerson started working for Exxon Company USA as a production engineer. Tillerson was appointed general manager of Exxon USA’s core production branch in 1989. He was elected president of Esso Exploration and Production Khorat Inc. and Exxon Yemen Inc. in 1995. In 1998, he was appointed president of Exxon Neftegas Limited and vice president of Exxon Ventures (CIS), where he was in charge of Exxon’s properties in Russia and the Caspian Sea. Exxon was then included in the Sakhalin-I cooperation alongside Rosneft.
After Exxon and Mobil merged in 1999, he was appointed executive vice president of the ExxonMobil Development Company. He was appointed ExxonMobil’s president and director in 2004. Infineum, an ExxonMobil company based in Europe, operated in the Middle East between 2003 and 2005 and sold goods to Iran, Sudan, and Syria. Leaders at ExxonMobil made sure to abide with all legal requirements, and such sales paled in comparison to their $371 billion yearly income at the time. ExxonMobil paid $31 billion in equity to purchase XTO Energy, a significant producer of natural gas, in 2009.
Rex Tillerson Personal Life
Tillerson has had two marriages. His first wife Jamie Lee Henry, with whom he had twin boys, was divorced. Tillerson wed Renda St. Clair in 1986; the couple already had a son together. A son was also born to Tillerson and St. Clair in 1988.
Rex Tilerson Net Worth
American energy businessman, civil engineer, diplomat, and politician Rex Tillerson. He is $300 million in wealth. In 2006, Tillerson was chosen to serve as chairman and CEO of Exxon. He was the Boy Scouts of America’s 33rd president from 2010 to 2012.
