Everyone experiences tough times, it is a measure of your determination and dedication how you deal with them and how you can come through them.

When I think about parallels between myself and an Olympian, I believe that success in the world of business is underpinned by very similar principles of perseverance and hard work.

It is a high for me. It is my biggest and most satisfying deal.

Its not always you get to hit the iron when it is hot. I believe in hitting it so hard, that it gets hot.

I am very confident that we will be able to convince all the stakeholders - the shareholders, the governments and the employees, that this is in their best interests.

We have no intention of shutting down plants. We have always said there will be no redundancies or lay-offs as a result of this merger.

We have experienced highly challenging global market conditions in the past quarter with significant steel price decline in all regions.