He is the founder of Taurus Petroleum, based in Geneva, created in 1993, and remains its chairman and chief executive officer.
[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] Pollner's company, Taurus Petroleum was responsible for over $4 billion in Oil-for-Food deals with Iraq.
[1] 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.
[5] Prior to answering questions from the Southern District of New York in 2004, Pollner moved to Switzerland.