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Torbjorn Tornqvist is a Swedish billionaire and the CEO and co-founder of Gunvor Group, one of the largest commodities conglomerates globally.

He began his career at British Petroleum in 1977 and co-founded Gunvor with Russian billionaire Gennady Timchenko in 2000.

Tornqvist now owns 80% of Gunvor, after buying out Timchenko's stake in 2014, just before US sanctions were imposed on Timchenko.

He is known for his expertise in oil trading and for expanding Gunvor's operations globally, including refineries, terminals, and mining operations in 35 countries.

Torbjorn Tornqvist was born in 1953 in Stockholm, Sweden.

He holds a degree from Stockholm University.

In 1997, Tornqvist co-founded Gunvor.

He has been the CEO of Gunvor since its inception.

In 2016, he reduced his stake in Gunvor from 78% to 70%, receiving a special dividend of about $1 billion, part of which went to repay his co-founder Gennady Timchenko.

In 2017, a Swedish Radio documentary alleged Gunv