Ivan Glasenberg

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 interested me.

I stopped focusing on people being different, and I started treating everyone the same way.

Over two billion people in China and India need commodities to grow their economies and improve their living standards.

A lot of deals are done or not done because chief executives are not fully aligned to shareholders.

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.

We're all shareholders. These guys below me, they see the CEO taking it easy, it's their money.

I'm a CEO of a public company. You have to show decorum.

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.

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 it.

Africa is where commodities are found, so it is vital that Glencore and other miners are there to develop those resources, helping Africa itself to grow at the same time.

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

We're creating new supply for the world, which is key. If we didn't get more tonnes into the system, your next motorcar is going to cost more because the aluminum cost is going to be higher.