I observed a man sourcing candle wax from South America and selling it to Japan. I thought: 'That's unbelievable. Talking on the phone in his office, that man made money moving candle wax from one country to another.' It really… — Ivan Glasenberg Copy Share Image
When we first invested in Colombia, we were buying a lot of coal from Colombia. We were dealing with them daily. I knew their guys at the port, I knew their guys at the mine, I had a feel of… — Ivan Glasenberg Copy Share Image
I thought if we could put our hard-working culture as traders into the asset management, it will be a great combination, and we did… — Ivan Glasenberg Copy Share Image
We're talking to every third-party supplier every day of the week, and our traders are talking to them and buying products from them. When… — Ivan Glasenberg Copy Share Image
When the opportunities come, we may not want to buy another nickel asset, but if something comes cheap enough, we're all about return on… — Ivan Glasenberg Copy Share Image
A lot of deals are done or not done because chief executives are not fully aligned to shareholders. — Ivan Glasenberg Copy Share Image
I observed a man sourcing candle wax from South America and selling it to Japan. I thought: 'That's unbelievable. Talking on the phone in… — Ivan Glasenberg Copy Share Image
We work. You don't come here to take life easy. And we all got rich from it, so, you know, there's a benefit from… — Ivan Glasenberg Copy Share Image
I stopped focusing on people being different, and I started treating everyone the same way. — Ivan Glasenberg Copy Share Image
We always look at opportunities. We are not aggressively looking to buy something. — Ivan Glasenberg Copy Share Image
When we first invested in Colombia, we were buying a lot of coal from Colombia. We were dealing with them daily. I knew their… — Ivan Glasenberg Copy Share Image
What are we focused on? Return on equity. We don't need these great big tier one assets. I'm very happy with getting tier two,… — Ivan Glasenberg Copy Share Image
