Our people

Our people are our business. They are a key differentiating factor that drives our success. It is their ideas, dedication and the way they work together, day in and day out that makes a difference.

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Vitol’s culture is integral to the business and, we believe, a positive differentiator

The origins of our culture go back over 55 years to the founders and their combination of entrepreneurship, determination to succeed, integrity, hard work and humility. As Vitol has grown, its leadership has worked hard to preserve and evolve the elements it believes to be both the foundations of a successful business and conducive to a friendly and constructive working environment.

Our behaviours and our flat organisational structure facilitate an entrepreneurial and collaborative ethos, where people are focused on delivering results efficiently and safely in a positive, enabling environment.

Our limited hierarchy also enables the leadership team to have a good understanding of who our people are, how they work, as well as what they achieve.

1,700+

employees

65+

nationalities

40+

offices

"Our culture characterises the way we work, creates an optimal working environment and underpins our success. It is owned and lived by the board."

Calum Forrest, Chief of Staff and Global Head of HR

Our behaviours

Integrity

We behave honestly, responsibly and in good faith.

“Our reputation for integrity is the reason we are have long-established partnerships all over the world. Counterparties trust us on account of the professionalism of our colleagues.”

Our behaviours

Entrepreneurship

We seize opportunity, work hard for success and own our decisions.

“Our flat organisation structure is key to empowering our people, enabling their ideas to become reality and moving the business forward with agility.”

Our behaviours

Excellence

We strive to do our best and be the best we can be.

“Every day you have the chance to try and get the most out of the opportunities that come your way. Excellence isn’t a skill, it’s a culture of striving for the best outcome for the business.”

Our behaviours

Respect

We are respectful and considerate of others.

“It doesn’t matter who you are, everyone at Vitol should treat people with kindness and respect. It’s only by creating a working environment where colleagues and counterparts feel mutually respected that we are able to achieve our best.”

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Collaboration

We work as a team.

Vitol at work

Diversity is good for business: A team of 60+ nationalities

Our colleagues comprise people with diverse backgrounds, perspectives and insights, which in turn contributes to improved decision making as well as more robust and sustainable business practices and relationships.

To succeed Vitol needs the best people and these are to be found only by searching across the full breadth of race, religion, gender, age and sexual orientation. Vitol is building a diverse workforce for the future, by attracting diverse talent at entry-level and developing that talent with a view to achieving greater diversity among our senior leadership in time.