Ivan Glasenberg

“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.”

“Many people may say that luck is important, but I think you create your own luck by working hard to ensure you don't miss opportunities.”

“You're doing a major merger, you got to hope you didn't get it wrong. That's the view of any CEO.”

“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 we're doing that, we see opportunities which no one else sees.”

“It's easy to buy. Prove that you bought at the right time and the right price.”

“It's nice to do an IPO where your investors get value straightaway and the share price pops up; it proves you left something on the table for them.”