According to New York Times, Rex Tillerson is a ruthless CEO who showed "willingness to cut a deal regardless of the political consequences." The news website recalled that Tillerson had reached out under the Iraq central government's nose into the leadership of the Kurdish administration to sign an oil deal. To put him in a position of power such as a US Secretary of State may mean he could further Exxon Mobil's ambitions but his early retirement -- and should he forfeit his Exxon holdings -- could soothe notions of building an oil empire. US President-Elect Donald Trump's cabinet is as controversial as his policies on working Visas directly affecting numerous Indian IT companies and outsourcers. His plans to make American employment better by closing immigrant employment have been subject to controversy. Tags Exxon Mobil, Oil