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 do that. — 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, tier three assets; that's what Glencore has been good at. — 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
